2021 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS HATCHBACK ESP

when
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC sounds a warn-
ing tone. #
Select Audio fadeout during warning tones .#
Switch the function on or o.. A
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ctiv e P
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ar king Assist
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unction of A
unction of A ctiv
ctive P
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arking Assist
king Assist
Ac tive Parking Assist is an electronic parking
assistance system, which uses ultrasound with
th e assistance of there ve rsing camera and 360°
Camera. When you are driving forw ards up to
appr oximately 35 km/h, the system automatically
measures parking spaces on bo thsides of the
ve hicle.
Ac tive Parking Assist o.ers thefo llowing func-
tions:
R Country
Country -dependent
-dependent: :parking in parking spaces
parallel tothero ad
R Parking in parking spaces perpendicular tothe
ro ad (optionally either forw ards or reve rse)
R Exiting parking spaces if you ha vepar ked
using Active Parking Assist As soon as all
requ irements are met for sear ching
fo r parking spaces, theÇ display appears in
th e Instrument Displa y.
When Active Parking Assist has de tected parking
spaces, theÈ display appears in the Instru-
ment Displa y.The ar rows show on which side of
th ero ad de tected parking spaces are located.
They are then shown in the media displa y.
The parking space can be selected as desired.
Depending on the location of the parking space,
th e parking direction (rear wards or forw ards) can
also be selected as desired.
When Active Parking Assist is activated, the turn
signal indicators are activated based on the calcu-
lated path of your vehicle.
When you are entering or exiting a parking space,
th e procedure is assisted byacceleration, braking,
steering and gear changes.
V V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h manual tr
h manual tr ansmission:
ansmission: the active
brake application and automatic gear change are
only available on vehicles with automatic trans-
mission. You must therefore brake theve hicle and
ch ange gear yourself when parking or exiting a
parking space. Ac
tive Parking Assist is only an aid. It is not a sub-
stitute foryo ur attention tothe sur roundings. The
re sponsibility for safe manoeuvring and parking
re mains with you. Make sure that no persons, ani-
mals or objects etc. are in the manoeuvring
ra nge.
Ac tive Parking Assist will be cancelled in thefo l-
lowing situations:
R Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is deactivated.
R You begin steering.
R You apply the parking brake.
R V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h automatic tr
omatic tr ansmission:
ansmission: you
engage transmission position j.
R ESP ®
inter venes.
R You open the doors or theta ilgate while driv-
ing.
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
If th eex terior lighting is malfunctioning, Active
Pa rking Assist is not available.
Objects located abo veor below the de tection
ra nge of the sensors, e.g. overhanging loads,
ov erhangs or loading ramp s of goods vehicles, or
th e borders of parking spaces, are not de tected Driving and parking
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The media display sh
owsth e view of Active Park-
ing Assist. Area 2displa ysdetected parking
spaces 4and vehicle path 3.
% Vehicle path 3shown on the media display
may di.er from the actual vehicle path. #
If a parking space is displ ayed: stop theve hi-
cle. #
Select desired parking space 4and con/rm. #
If necessar y,select the parking direction (for-
wa rds or reve rse), and con/ rm.
Ve hicle path 3is shown, depending on
selected parking space 4and the parking
direction. %
The turn signal indicator is switched on auto-
matically when the parking procedure begins.
Yo u are responsible for selecting the turn signal
indicator in accordance with the tra1c condi-
tions. If necessar y,select the turn signal indicator
accordingl y. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident due tovehicle
swinging out while parking or pulling out
of a parking space
While parking or exiting a parking space, the
ve hicle swings out and can drive onto areas of
th e oncoming lane.
This could cause youto collide with objects or
ot her road users. #
Pay attention toobjects and other road
users. #
Where necessar y,stop theve hicle or
cancel the parking procedure with Active
Pa rking Assist. #
If,forex ample, thePlease engage reverse
gear message appears in the media displa y: select
the cor responding transmission posi-
tion.
V V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h automatic tr
omatic tr ansmission:
ansmission: the
ve hicle drives into the selected parking space.
% During the parking procedure with Active
Pa rking Assist, the lane markings are dis-
pla yed in green in the camera image. #
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h manual tr
h manual tr ansmission:
ansmission: stop as
soon as Parking Assist PARKTRONIC sounds
th e continuous warning tone, if not before.
Depending on the message or as requ ired,
engage forw ard or reve rsege ar.
On completion of the parking procedure, the
Ø Parking Assist finished, take control of
vehicle display message appears. Further
manoeuvring may still be necessar y. #
ATer completion of the parking procedure,
safeguard theve hicle against rolling away.
When requ ired bylegal requ irements or local
conditions: turn the wheels towa rdsth eke rb. Driving and parking
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You can stop theve hicle and change the
transmission position during the parking pro-
cedure. The system then calculates a new
ve hicle path. If no new vehicle path is availa-
ble, the system can change the transmission
position again or cancel the parking proce-
dure.
Exiting a par
Exiting a par king space wit
king space wit h A
h Activ
ctiv e P
e Par
arking Assist
king Assist
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle has been par ked with Active Park-
ing Assist.
% Depending on theve hicle's equipment, the
button may also be located at a di.erent posi-
tion in the centre console.
Please no tethat you are responsible forth eve hi-
cle and sur roundings during the entire parking
procedure. #
Start theve hicle. #
Press but ton1.
The media display sh owsth e view of Active
Pa rking Assist. #
Ifth eve hicle has been par ked perpendicular
to the direction of tr avel: in area 2, select
direction of tr avel 3 Left orRight.
% The vehicle path shown on the media display
may di.er from the actual vehicle path. #
Con/rm direction of exit3 todrive out of the
parking space.
% The turn signal indicator is switched on auto-
matically when theex iting procedure begins.
Yo u are responsible for selecting the turn signal
indicator in accordance with the tra1c condi-
tions. If necessar y,select the turn signal indicator
accordingl y. 268 268
Driving and parking

&
W
W ARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident due tovehicle
swinging out while parking or pulling out
of a parking space
While parking or exiting a parking space, the
ve hicle swings out and can drive onto areas of
th e oncoming lane.
This could cause youto collide with objects or
ot her road users. #
Pay attention toobjects and other road
users. #
Where necessar y,stop theve hicle or
cancel the parking procedure with Active
Pa rking Assist. #
If,forex ample, thePlease engage forward
gear message appears in the media displa y:
select the cor responding transmission posi-
tion.
The vehicle mo ves out of the parking space.
The turn signal indicator is switched o. auto-
maticall y.
ATer the parking space has been exited, a warn-
ing tone and theØ Parking Assist finished, take control of vehicle
message prompt youto
ta ke cont rol of theve hicle.
The vehicle is not automatically braked and can
ro llawa y.Yo u ha vetoaccelerate, brake, steer and
ch ange gear yourself again. Manoeuvr Manoeuvr
ing assist
ing assistant
ant F
F
unction of Dr
unction of Dr iv
ive Awa
e Away Assi st
y Assi st
% Drive Away Assist is only available forve hicles
with automatic transmission.
Drive Away Assist can reduce the se verity of an
impact when pulling away.If an obs tacle is de tec-
te d in the direction of tr avel, theve hicle's speed
is brie0y reduced toappr ox. 2 km/h. If a critical
situation is de tected, theÉ symbol appears in
th e media displa y.
Drive Away Assist can be deactivated or activated
in theManoeuvring assistance menu
(/ page 270).
% You can cancel an inter vention byDrive Away
Assist at any time bydeactivating Parking
Assist PARKTRONIC (/ page 264). &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident caused bylimi-
te d de tection per form ance of Drive Away
Assist
Drive Away Assist cannot alw ays clear lyiden-
tify objects and tra1c situations. #
Always pay careful attention tothe tra1c
situation; do not relyon Drive Away
Assist alone. #
Be prepa redto brake or swer veas nec-
essar y,prov ided the tra1c situation per-
mits and that it is safe totake evasive
action. Drive
Away Assist is only an aid. It is not a substi-
tute foryo ur attention tothe sur roundings. The
re sponsibility for safe manoeuvring and parking
re mains with you. Make sure that no persons, ani-
mals or objects etc. are in the manoeuvring
ra nge.
A risk of collision may occur in thefo llowing situa-
tions, forex ample:
R Ifth e accelerator and brake pedals are inter-
ch anged. Driving and parking
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Tr
ailers with a 7-pin plug can be connected tothe
ve hicle with thefo llowing adap ters:
R Adapter plug
R Adapter cable
The trailer will be cor rectly de tected bytheve hi-
cle only if thefo llowing conditions are met:
R The trailer is connected cor rectl y.
R The trailer lighting system is in working order.
The functions of thefo llowing systems will be
a.ec tedbya cor rectly connected trailer:
R ESP ®
trailer stabilisation
R Active Lane Keeping Assist
R Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
R Active Parking Assist
R Blind Spot Assist or Active Blind Spot Assist
R Drive Away Assist
R Cross Tra1c Ale rt
R Reversing camera
R 360° Camera Coupling up a tr
Coupling up a tr ailer
ailer
* NO
NOTE
TEDamage tothe star ter battery due
to full dis charge Charging
the trailer battery using the po wer
supply of the trailer can damage the star ter
batter y. #
Do not use theve hicle's po wer supply to
ch arge the trailer batter y. #
Remo vethe co ver cap from the ball head and
store it in a safe place. #
Position the trailer on a le vel sur face behind
th eve hicle and couple it up totheve hicle. #
Open the soc ket cap. #
Inse rtthe plug with lug 1ingroo ve 3 on
th e soc ket. #
Turn bayonet coupling 2totheright as far as
it will go. #
Let the cap engage. #
Secure the cable tothe trailer with cable ties
(only if you are using an adap ter cable). #
Make sure that the cable is alw ays slack for
ease of mo vement during cornering.
Under thefo llowing conditions, a message may
appear on the inst rument display even if the
trailer has been connec ted cor rectl y:
R LEDs ha vebeen ins talled in the trailer lighting
system.
R The cur rent has fallen below the trailer lighting
system's minimum cur rent (50 mA).
% Accessories can be connected tothe perma-
nent po wer supply up to180 W and tothe
po we r supply that is switched on via the igni-
tion loc k. Driving and parking
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The on-board computer is ope
rated using the leT-
hand Touch Control and the leT-hand back/home
button.
When the on-board computer is being operated,
di.erent acoustic signals will sound as operating
fe edbac k,e.g. when the end of a list is reached or
when you are scrolling thro ugh a list.
The following menus are available:
R Assistance
R Telephone
R Navigation
R Trip
R Radio
R Media
R Styles & display
R Service
% You can /nd information about the possible
settings and selections on the menus in the
Digital Owner's Manual.
The menus can be called up from the menu bar
on the inst rument displa y. #
T
T o call up t o call up t he menu bar:
he menu bar: pressthe leT-hand
back button until the menu bar is displa yed.
% V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit hout A
hout Activ
ctive Dist
e Dist ance Assis
ance Assist t
DIS
DIS TR
TRONIC:
ONIC: presstheò button tocall up
th e menu bar of the on-board computer. #
T
T o scr
o scr oll on t
oll on t he menu bar
he menu bar :
:swipe leT or right
on the leT-hand Touch Control. #
T
T o call up a menu, submenu or possible se
o call up a menu, submenu or possible se t-
t-
tings on t
tings on t he menu, or
he menu, or con/rm
con/rma selection or
a selection or
se
se tting:
tting: press the leT-hand Touch Control. #
T
T o scr
o scr oll t
oll thr
hrough display
ough display s or lis
s or lists on tts on the
he
menu, or select displa
menu, or select displa y cont
y content, a function,
ent, a function,
an entr
an entr y or a display
y or a display :
:swipe upwards or down-
wa rds on the leT-hand Touch Control. #
T
T o e
o e xit a submenu:
xit a submenu: pressthe leT-hand back
button.
Selecting t
Selecting t he head-up display
he head-up display #
T
T o switc
o switc h on t
h on the head-up display
he head-up display :
:switch on
th e head-up display via the multimedia system
or activate it on the menu bar byswiping
upwards on the leT-hand Touch Control.
The head-up display menu will be selected on
th e head-up displa y. #
T To switc
o switc h t
h t o t
o t he head-up display
he head-up display :
:press the
leT-hand Touch Control or swipe upwards on
th e leT-hand Touch Control. #
T
To se
o se t t
t the t
he t hr
hree displa
ee displa y r
y rang
ang es of t
es of t he head-up
he head-up
display
display :
:swipe upwards or down wards on the
leT-hand Touch Control.
F
F ull-scr
ull-scr een menus
een menus
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h an ins
h an instrtrument displa
ument displa y in t
y in the wide-
he wide-
scr
scr een coc
een coc kpit:
kpit:thefo llowing menus can be
shown full-screen on the inst rument displa y:
R Assistance
R Trip
R Navigation #
Onthe cor responding menu, use the leT-hand
To uch Control toscroll tothe end of the list. #
Press the leT-hand Touch Control.
The selected menu will be displa yed full-
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Inst
rument display and on-board computer

5
ß Press brie0 y:calls up favo urites
Press and hold: adds a favo urite or theme #
Alternativel y,tap© ontheto uchscreen. #
Call up the application (/ page 286). F
F
unctions of LIN
unctions of LIN GUA
GUATR
TRONIC
ONIC &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of distraction from infor-
mation systems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information systems and com-
munication devices integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you could be distracted from the
tra1c situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
tra1c situation pe rmits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and tra1c conditions and operate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. Fo
ryo ur ow n sa fety, alw ays obser vethefo llowing
points when operating mobile communications
equipment and especially your voice control sys-
te m:
R Obser vethe legal requ irements forth e coun-
try in which you are driving.
R Ifyo u use thevo ice control system in an emer-
ge ncy your voice can change and your tele-
phone call, e.g. an emer gency call, can
th ereby be unnecessarily dela yed.
R Familiarise yourself with thevo ice control sys-
te m functions before starting the journe y.
Wi th LINGU ATRO NIC, various applications in the
MBUX multimedia system are ope rable using
vo ice input. LINGU ATRO NIC is operational appr ox-
imately thirty seconds aTer the ignition is
switched on and is available forth e driver's seat
and front passenger seat.
The following multimedia system applications can
be operated:
R Telephone
R Text message and e-mail
R Navigation R
Address book
R Radio
R Media
R Vehicle functions S S
t
t ar
ar ting LIN
ting LIN GUA
GUATR
TRONIC
ONIC #
Press rock er switch 1up. MBUX multimedia system
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P
P
ar
ar king ser
king ser vice
vice
* NO
NOTE
TEDamage totheve hicle due tonot
observing the maximum permitted head-
ro om clearance If
th eve hicle height is greater than the maxi-
mum permitted headroom clearance, thero of
and other parts of theve hicle may be dam-
aged. #
Obser vethe signposted headroom clear-
ance. #
Ifth eve hicle height is greater than the
permitted headroom clearance, do not
enter. #
Obser vethech anged vehicle height with
add-on roof equipment. *
N
NOOTE
TE Before selecting the parking option The data is based on information provided
by
th ere specti veservice pr ovider.
Mercedes Benz accepts no liability forthe
accuracy of the information pr ovided relating
to the multi-s tore y car park/parking area. #
Alwa ys obser vethe local Information and
conditions. %
This service is not available in all countries. #
Select Zand activate Parking. #
Tap on jinthe map. #
Select a parking option.
The map sho ws the parking options in the
vicinity.
The following information is displa yed (if avail-
able):
R Destination address, dis tance from cur rent
ve hicle position and ar riva l time
R Information on the multi-s tore y car
park/car par k,forex ample:
- Opening times
- Parking charges
- Current occupancy
- Maximum parking time
- Maximum access height Maximum access height
The maximum access height sh ownby
th e parking service does not replace th
e need for obser vation of the actual
circumstances.
R Available payment options (Mercedes pa y,
coins, bank no tes, cards)
R Details on parking tari.s
R Number of available parking spaces
R Payment me thod (e.g. at the parking
me ter)
R Services/facilities at the parking option
R Telephone number #
Calculate thero ute (/ page 303). N
No
ot
tes on t
es on t he dashcam
he dashcam *
N
NOOTE
TE Before using the dashcam Yo
u are legally responsible for operation and
use of the dashcam functions. The legal
re qu irements relating tooperation and use of
th e dashcam can vary depending on the coun-
try in which the dashcam is operated. There-
fo re , obser vethe legal requ irements, in partic- 306
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MBUX multimedia system