2021 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS HATCHBACK Owners Manual

Ins
Ins
tr
trument displa
ument displa y and on-boar
y and on-boar d com-
d com-
put
put er
er
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 277
Int
Int ellig
ellig ent Light Syst
ent Light Syst em
em
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 138
Ac tive headlamps................................... 137
Ad aptive Highbeam Assis t...................... 139
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plu s............... 140
City lighting............................................ 138
Cornering light....................................... 138
Mo torw ay mode.................................... .138
Overview................................................ 137
Int Int ellig
ellig ent oper
ent oper ating-mode s
ating-mode str trat
at egy
egy
see Route-based operating-mode strategy
Int
Int er
erior lighting
ior lighting
Ad justing............................................... 142
Ambient lighting.................................... .142
Re ading lamp......................................... 142
Switch-o. delay time.............................. 143
Int
Int er
erior pr ot
ior pr otection
ection
Fu nction................................................ 101
Priming/deactivating............................. 101
Int
Int er
erne
ne t r
t radio
adio
see TuneIn iPhone
iPhone
®
®
see Smartphone integ ration
ISOFIX c
ISOFIX c hild seat anc
hild seat anc hor
hor
Seats suitable for attaching...................... 68
ISOFIX c
ISOFIX c hild seat secur
hild seat secur ing syst
ing syst em
em
Fi tting...................................................... 70 J
J
Jack Jack Declaration of conformity......................... 36
Storage location.................................... .377
Jum Jum p-st
p-st ar
art connection
t connection
General no tes....................................... .355 K
K
K K e ey
y
Ac oustic locking veri/cation signal.......... .83
Ac tivating/deactivating pre-entry cli-
mate control.......................................... 156
Battery..................................................... 84
Deactivating a function............................ 83
Emer gency key......................................... 84
Energy consum ption................................ 83
Fu nction overview.................................... 82 Ke
yring attachment................................. 84
Problem................................................... 85
Unlocking setting..................................... 83
KEYLESS-GO KEYLESS-GO Deactivating a function............................ 83
Locking/unlocking theve hicle................. 87
Problem................................................... 88
Unlocking setting.................................... .83
Kic Kic kdo
kdo wn
wn
Using..................................................... 186
Knee airbag
Knee airbag.................................................... 53 L
L
Lamp
Lamp see Interior lighting
Lam
Lam p (ins
p (instr trument displa
ument displa y)
y)
see Warning/indicator lamp
Lane det
Lane det ection (aut
ection (aut omatic)
omatic)
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
Lane K
Lane K eeping Assist
eeping Assist
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
Language
Language Notes..................................................... 297 510
510
Index

Setting................................................... 297
Light adjus
Light adjustment tment
Low beam (d riving abroad).................... .134
Light switch
Light switch
Overview................................................ 134
Lighting
Lighting
see Interior lighting
see Lights
Lights Lights Active headlamps................................... 137
Ad aptive Highbeam Assis t...................... 139
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plu s............... 140
Au tomatic driving lights......................... .135
Changing bulbs...................................... 143
City lighting............................................ 138
Combination switc h............................... 136
Cornering light....................................... 138
Driving abroad (low beam light adjust-
ment)..................................................... 134
Hazard warning lights............................. 137
Headlamp 0ashing................................. 136
Headlamp range.................................... .135
High beam............................................. 136
Intelligent Light System.......................... 137 Light switch........................................... 134
Low beam.............................................. 134
Mo
torw ay mode.................................... .138
Pa rking lights......................................... 134
Re ar fog light......................................... 134
Re sponsibility for lighting systems.......... 134
Setting theex terior lighting switch-o.
delay time.............................................. 141
St anding lights....................................... 134
Switching the Intelligent Light System
on/o....................................................1 38
Switching the sur round lighting on/o.... 142
Tu rn signal indicator............................... 136
Limit
Limit er er
Ac tivating............................................... 230
Buttons.................................................. 230
Calling up a speed................................. 230
Deactivating........................................... 230
Fu nction................................................ 229
Maximum design speed.......................... 178
Pa ssive mode......................................... 229
Pe rm anent setting.................................. 232
Re quirements........................................ 230
Selecting............................................... 230
Setting a speed...................................... 230 St
oring a speed.............................. 230, 234
Switching o./deactivating.................... .234
Switching on/activating......................... 234
System limits......................................... 229
Limiting speed
Limiting speed
see Limiter
LIN LIN GUA
GUA TR
TRONIC
ONIC
Fu nction................................................ 289
St arting................................................ .289
Liv
Liv e
eTr
Tra1c
a1c Inf
Infor
ormation
mation
Switching the tra1c information dis-
play on................................................... 305
Load com
Load com par
partment
tment
Expanding..............................................1 19
Load com
Load com par
partment cov
tment cov er
er
Re moving//tting.................................... 123
Loading
Loading Bag hook.............................................. .126
Clo thes hook.........................................1 26
No tes..................................................... 116
Ro of luggage rack .................................. 127
Ti e-down eyes........................................ 126
Loading guidelines
Loading guidelines.......................................1 16 Index
511
511

Loads
Loads
Fixing..................................................... 116
Loc
Loc king/unloc
king/unloc king
king
Ad ditional door loc k................................. 86
Emer gency key......................................... 89
KEYLESS-GO............................................ 87
Opening theta ilgate................................. 90
Switching the automatic locking fea-
ture on/o.............................................. .88
Unlo cking/opening the doors from
th e inside................................................. 86
Lo
Lo w beam w beam
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 134
Light adjustment (driving abroad)........... 134
L
L ubr
ubr icant additiv
icant additiv es
es
see Additives
L
L ugg
ugg age
age
Securing................................................ 116
L
L umbar support
umbar support
see Lumbar support (4-w ay)
L
L umbar suppor
umbar suppor t (4-wa
t (4-way)
y)...............................1 08 M
M
Main beam
Main beam Changing bulbs...................................... 145
Maint
Maint enance
enance
see ASS YST PLUS
Malfunction Malfunction Restraint system..................................... .47
Manoeuvr Manoeuvr ing aid
ing aid
see Manoeuvring assistance
Manoeuvr
Manoeuvr ing assist
ing assistance
ance
Cross Tra1c Ale rt.................................. 270
Drive Away Assist................................... 269
Manoeuvr
Manoeuvr ing assist
ing assistant
ant
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 270
Manual tr
Manual tr ansmission
ansmission
Operating thege arshiT le ver.................. 181
Map
Map
Displaying online map contents.............. 305
Displaying weather informatio n.............. 305
Moving................................................... 304
Selecting the map orientation................ 304
Setting the map scale............................ 304 Switching mo
torw ay information
on/o.................................................... 304
Massag
Massag e pr
e progr
ogrammes
ammes
Re setting the settings............................ 110
Selecting the front seats........................1 10
Maximum design speed
Maximum design speed ................................ 178
Maximum design speed
Maximum design speed see Limiter
Maximum per
Maximum per missiblegr
missible gross v
oss v ehicle w
ehicle w eight
eight... 392
MBUX Int
MBUX Int er
erior Assist
ior Assist ant
ant
Overview................................................ 290
Switching there ading light on/o.
(contactless).......................................... 291
Switching the sear chlight on/o.
(contactless). ......................................... 291
MBUX multimedia syst MBUX multimedia syst em
em
Ac tivating/deactivating standby mode... 219
Collision de tection (par kedve hicle)........ 218
Con/guring drive prog ram I................... .180
Home screen......................................... 286
No tes..................................................... 285
Operating theto uchscreen..................... 287
Overview................................................ 285
Re storing (fac tory settings).................... 298 512 512
Index

Setting
route-based speed adap tation.... 238
Setting the air distribution...................... 155
Setting the stationary heater/ventila-
tion........................................................ 160
St andby mode function.......................... 218
MBUX multimedia syst
MBUX multimedia syst em em
see Displ ay(MBUX multimedia system)
see MBUX Interior Assistant
Media Media Overvi ewofthe functions and symbols.. .324
Media mode Media mode Connecting Blue tooth ®
audio equip-
ment..................................................... .325
Medical aids
Medical aids................................................... 41
Memor
Memor y function
y function
Fu nction................................................ 114
Head-up display — Calling up stored
settings.................................................. 115
Head-up display — Storing settings......... 115
Operating............................................. .115
Outside mir rors — Calling up stored
settings................................................. .115
Outside mir rors —St oring settings.......... 115
Seat — Calling up stored settings........... .115 Seat —
Storing settings.......................... .115
Menu (on-boar
Menu (on-boar d com
d comput
put er)
er)
Head-up displa y..................................... 283
Overview................................................ 279
Mer
Mer cedes me app
cedes me app
Information............................................ 317
No tes...................................................... .26
on-demand feature................................... 26
Mer Mer cedes me calls
cedes me calls
Ar ranging a service appointment............ 313
Calling the Mercedes-Benz customer
centre.................................................... 312
Calling the Mercedes-Benz Customer
Centre aTer automatic accident or
breakdown de tection............................. 313
Consenting todata transfer.................... 314
Information............................................ 312
Making a call via theove rhead control
panel..................................................... 311
Tr ansfer red data..................................... 314
Mer Mer cedes me connect
cedes me connect
Ac cident and Breakdown Managemen t...3 16
Information............................................3 15
Tr ansfer red data..................................... 317 Mer
Mer
cedes-
cedes- AMG v
AMG vehicles
ehicles
No tes..................................................... 162
Mer
Mercedes-Benz emerg cedes-Benz emerg ency call sy st
enc y call sy stem
em
Au tomatic emer gency call...................... 320
Information........................................... .320
Information about data transfer.............. 322
Manual emer gency call.......................... 321
Overview................................................ 320
Self-diagnosis........................................ 322
St arting/ending ERA-GLONASS test
mode..................................................... 323
Mer
Mercedes-Benz ser cedes-Benz ser vice centre vice centre
see Quali/ed specialist workshop
Messag
Messag e (ins
e (instr
trument displa
ument displa y)
y)
see Displ aymessage
Messag
Messag e memory
e memory......................................... 409
Mirr
Mirr ors
ors
see Outside mir rors
Mobile phone
Mobile phone Frequencies........................................... 390
No tes on wireless chargin g.................... 130
Tr ansmission output (maximum )............. 390
Mobile phone
Mobile phone see Smartphone integ ration Index
513
513

see
Telephone
Model type
Model type see Vehicle identi/cation plate
MOExt
MOExt ended tyr
ended tyr es
es....................................... .348
Mot
Mot orwa
or wa y mode
y mode .......................................... .138
MUL
MUL TIBEAM LED
TIBEAM LED.......................................... 137
Multifunction st
Multifunction st eer
eering wheel
ing wheel
Overview of buttons............................... 279
Multifunction st
Multifunction st eer
eering wheel
ing wheel
see Steering wheel
Multimedia syst
Multimedia syst em
em
see MBUX multimedia system N
N
N
N a
avig
vig ation
ation
Ac tivating............................................... 300
No tes..................................................... 299
Overview................................................ 301
Sh ow ing/hiding the menu...................... 300
Na Na vig
vigation
ation
see Destination entry
see Map
see Route N
N eutr eutr al
al
Engaging................................................ 184
N
Noise oise
Wheels and tyres................................... 368
Wheels/tyres......................................... 368 O O
Occupant safe
Occupant safe ty
ty
see Airbag
see Automatic co-driver airbag shuto.
see Automatic measures aTer an accident
see Child seat
see Pets in theve hicle
see Post-collision brake
see PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipa tory occu-
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
see Restraint system
see Seat belt
Oil Oil see Engine oil
On-boar
On-boar d com
d comput
puter
er
Displa yingthe service due dat e.............. 330 Head-up display menu............................ 283
Instrument displa
y................................. 282
Menu overview.......................................2 79
Operating.............................................. 279
On-boar
On-boar d diagnos d diagnostics int tics interf
erface
ace
see Diagnostics connection
On-boar
On-boar d electr
d electrical syst
ical syst em batt
em batter
ery (12 V)
y (12 V)
Charging................................................ 357
Re placing.............................................. .358
St arting assis tance............................... .357
On-boar On-boar d electr
d electronics
onics
Engine electronics................................. 389
No tes..................................................... 389
Tw o-w ayradios...................................... 389
on-demand f on-demand f eature
eature
Ac tivating................................................. 26
No tes...................................................... .26
Online ser
Online ser vices
vices
Data storag e............................................ 44
Online ser
Online ser vices
vices
see In-Car O1ce
Open-sour
Open-sour ce
cesoTw
soTw are
are.................................... 45 514
514
Index

Oper
Oper
ating
ating 0uids
0uids
Ad Blue ®
................................................ .398
Ad ditives (fuel)....................................... 396
Brake 0uid............................................. 401
Coolant (engine).................................... 401
Engine oil............................................... 399
Fu el (diesel)........................................... 396
Fu el (petrol)........................................... 395
No tes..................................................... 393
windsc reen washer 0uid......................... 402
Oper Oper ating safe
ating safe ty
ty
Declaration of conformity (elect ro-
magnetic compatibility)........................... .29
Declaration of conformity (jack)............... 36
Declaration of conformity (TIREFIT kit)...... 37
Declaration of conformity (wireless
ve hicle components)................................ 29
Informatio n.............................................. 27
Oper
Oper ating syst ating syst em
em
see On-boa rdcomputer
Output
Output see Powe r me ter
Outside mirr
Outside mirr ors
ors
Anti-dazzle mode (automatic)................. 150 Au
tomatic mir rorfo lding function........... 152
Fo lding in/out........................................1 49
Operating the memory function.............. 115
Pa rking position..................................... 151
Setting................................................... 149
Ov
Ov er
erhead contr
head contr ol panel
ol panel
Overview.................................................. 16
Owner's Manual Owner's Manual Vehicle equipment................................... 26
Owner's Manual (digit Owner's Manual (digit al)
al)................................. 22 P
P
P
P aint (cleaning ins
aint (cleaning ins tr
tructions)
uctions) ........................ .340
P
P aint code
aint code................................................... 392
P
P anor
anor ama sliding sunr
ama sliding sunr oof
oof
see Sliding sunroof
P
P ar
ar k position
k position
Engaging................................................ 184
Selecting automatically..........................1 84
P P ar
ar king
king
see Electric parking brake
P
P ar
ar king aid
king aid
see Parking Assist PARKTRONIC P
P
ar
ar king Assis
king Assist P t PARK
ARK TR
TRONIC
ONIC
Ac tivating............................................... 264
Ad justing warning tones......................... 264
Deactivating........................................... 264
Fu nction................................................ 261
Side impact pr otection........................... 262
System limitations.................................. 261
P P ar
ar king assist
king assist ance syst
ance systems
ems
see Active Parking Assist
P
P ar
ar king br
king br ake
ake
see Electric parking brake
P
P ar
ar king lights
king lights............................................... 134
P
P ar
ar king op
king op tion
tion
Selecting............................................... 305
P
P ar
ar king position
king position
Outside mir rors...................................... 151
St oring the position of the passenger
outside mir ror using reve rsege ar........... 152
P
P ar
ar king ser
king ser vice
vice
Selecting parking options...................... .305
P
P ar
ar king up
king up................................................... 218
P
P ar
ar titioning net
titioning net
At tach ing/removing............................... 124 Index
515
515

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

PRE-S
PRE-S
AFE
AFE®
®
PL
PL US (anticipat
US (anticipat or
ory occupant
y occupant
pr ot
pr otection plus)
ection plus)
Fu nction.................................................. 60
Re versing measures................................. 60
Pr ev
Pr event ent ativ
ativ e occupant pr ot
e occupant pr otection syst
ection syst em
em
see PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occu-
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
Pr
Pr o/le
o/le
Creating a new pro/le............................ 293
No tes..................................................... 292
Selecting pro/le options......................... 293
Pr
Progr ogr amme amme
see DYNAMIC SELECT
Pr ot
Pr otection of t
ection of t he en
he envir
vironment
onment
No tes...................................................... .24
Ta ke -back of end-of-life vehicles............... 24 Q
Q
QR code
QR code Rescue car d............................................ .42
Quali/ed
Quali/ed specialist w
specialist w ork
orkshop
shop .........................40 R
R
R
R adar and ultr
adar and ultr asonic senso rs
asonic senso rs
Damage................................................. 220
R
R adio
adio
Overview of the functions and symbols.. .326
R R ain closing function ain closing function
Side windo ws........................................... 93
R
R ain-closing f
ain-closing f eature
eature
Sliding sunroof......................................... 98
REAC
REAC H r
H regulation
egulation........................................... 41
R
R eading lamp
eading lamp
see Interior lighting
R
R eading light
eading light
Switching on/o. (contactless). .............. 291
R
R eal w
eal w ood (Car
ood (Car e)
e).......................................... 343
R
R ear door (c
ear door (c hild safe
hild safety loc
ty lock)
k)........................... 79
R
R ear f
ear f og light
og light
Switching on/o..................................... 135
R
R ear seat
ear seat
see Seat
R
R ear seat belt
ear seat belt
Status displ ay.......................................... 52 R
R
ear seat belt st
ear seat belt st atus display
atus display........................... 52
R
R ear window
ear window
Replacing wiper blade............................ 148
R
R ear windo
ear windo w heat
w heater
er...................................... 153
R
R ear windo
ear windo w wipers
w wipers
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 146
R
R ear
ear -vie
-vie w mirr
w mirr or
or
Anti-dazzle mode (automatic)................. 150
R
R ear
ear -vie
-vie w mirr
w mirr or
or
see Outside mir rors
R
R ecuper
ecuper ation
ation
Fu nction................................................ 174
Setting.................................................. .175
R
R ecy
ecy cling
cling
see Take -back of end-of-life vehicles
R
R educing ag
educing ag ent
ent
see AdBlue ®
R
R efuelling
efuelling
Refuelling theve hicle............................ .188
R
R egistr
egistr ation
ation
Ve hicle..................................................... 40 Index
517
517