2021 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS HATCHBACK 476

Wheel
change ............................................. 373
Emer gency spa rewheel .............................. .383
Collapsible spare wheel ............................... 386 T
T
ec
ec hnical dat
hnical dat a
a............................................. 389 389
No tes on tech nical data .............................. 389
On-board electronics ................................... 389
Re gula tory radio identi/cation and no tes ..... 391
Ve hicle identi/cation plate, VIN and
engine number overview .............................. 392
Operating 0uids ...........................................3 93
Ve hicle data ................................................ 403
Tr ailer hitch ................................................ .405 Displa Displa
y messag
y messag es and w
es and war
arning/indicat
ning/indicat or
or
lam
lam ps
ps.......................................................... 409 409
Display message s ....................................... .409
Wa rning and indicator lamps ....................... 476 Inde
Inde
x
x.......................................................... 492 4924
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Contents

R
Do not deactivate ESP ®
under any circumstan-
ces.
R Only depress the accelerator pedal as far as is
necessar y.
It may be best todeactivate ESP ®
in thefo llowing
situations:
R When using snow chains.
R In deep sno w.
R On sand or grav el.
% Spinning the wheels results in a cutting
action, which enhances traction.
If th e÷ ESP®
wa rning lamp lights up continu-
ousl y,ESP ®
is not available due toa malfunction.
Obser vethefo llowing information:
R Warning and indicator lamps (/ page 476)
R Display message s (/page 409)
ET
ET S/4ET
S/4ET S (Electr
S (Electr onicTr
onic Traction Syst
action Syst em)
em)
ETS/4ETS traction cont rol is part of ESP ®
and
makes it possible topull away and accelerate on a
slippery car riag ewa y. ETS/4ETS can impr
ovetheve hicle's traction by
inter vening in thefo llowing ways:
R The drive wheels are braked individually if they
spin.
R More drive torque is tr ansferredto the wheel
or wheels with traction.
In0uence
In0uence of dr
of driv
ive pr
e pr ogr
ograms on ESP
ams on ESP ®
®
The drive prog rams enable ESP ®
to adapt todif-
fe re nt we ather and road conditions as well as the
driver's prefer red driving style. Depending on the
selected drive prog ram, the appropriate ESP ®
mode will be activated. You can select the drive
prog rams using theDY NAMIC SELECT switch
(/ page 179). F
F
unction of ESP
unction of ESP ®
®
Cr
Cr osswind Assist
osswind Assist ESP
®
Crosswind Assist de tects sudden gusts of
side wind and helps the driver tokeep theve hicle
in the lane:
R ESP ®
Crosswind Assist is active at vehicle
speeds between appr ox. 75 km/h and
200 km/h when driving straight ahead or cor-
nering slightl y. R
The vehicle is stabilised bymeans of individual
brake application on one side. F F
unction of ESP
unction of ESP ®
®
tr
trailer st
ailer st abilisation
abilisation &
W WARNING ARNING Risk of accident in poor road
and weather conditions
In poor road and weather conditions, the
trailer stabilisation cannot pr event lur ching of
th eve hicle/trailer combination. Trailers with a
high cent reofgrav ity may tip over before
ESP ®
de tects this. #
Always adapt your driving style tosuit
th e cur rent road and weather conditions. When driving with a trailer, ESP
®
can stabilise
yo ur vehicle if the trailer begins toswer vefrom
side toside:
R ESP ®
trailer stabilisation is active abo ve
speeds of 65 km/h.
R Slight swerving is reduced bymeans of a tar-
ge ted, individual brake application on one
side. Driving and parking
223
223

F
F
olding t
olding t he ball nec
he ball nec k out
k out #
Pull switch 2until the ball neck unloc ks.
The ball neck will fold out from under there ar
bumper.
Indicator lamp 1will 0ash. #
Pull the ball neck in the direction of the ar row
until it engages audibly in a vertical position.
Indicator lamp 1onthe ball neck release
switch will go out.
If th e ball neck is not securely loc ked in place,
th eTrailer coupling Check lockmessage will
appear on the inst rument displa y. #
Remo vethe co ver cap from the ball head and
store it in a safe place. Make sure
that the ball on the ball neck is clean.
Check that it is either greased or dry (g rease-
free), depending on the inst ructions forth e trailer.
F
F olding t olding t he ball nec
he ball nec k in
k in #
Pull switch 2until the ball neck unloc ks.
The ball neck will fold up under there ar
bumper.
Indicator lamp 1will 0ash. #
Push the ball neck in the direction of the
ar ro w until it engages audibly behind the
bumper.
Indicator lamp 1will go out and the message
on the inst rument display will disappear.
Obser vethe information about the displa yson the
inst rument cluster:
R Indicator and warning lamps (/ page 476)
R Display message s (/page 409) Coupling up/uncoupling a tr Coupling up/uncoupling a tr
ailer
ailer R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The ball neck is extended and engaged in a
securely loc ked position. 272
272
Driving and parking

W
W
ar
ar ning and indicat
ning and indicat or lam
or lamps
ps Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of indicat
w of indicat or and w
or and war
arning lam
ning lam ps
ps Some systems will per
form a self-test when the
ve hicle is switched on. Some indicator and warn-
ing lamps may brie0y light up or 0ash. This beha v-
iour is non-critical. These indicator and warning
lamps indicate a malfunction only if they light up
or 0as haTer theve hicle has been star ted or dur-
ing a journe y.
S
S t
tandar
andar d ins
d instr
trument displ ay
ument display W
W
idescr
idescr een coc
een coc kpit ins
kpit instrtrument display
ument display Depending on
the display setting, the positions of
th e indicator lamps on the inst rument display may
di.er from theex ample shown.
Indicat
Indicat or and w
or and w ar
arning lam
ning lam ps:
ps:
6 Restraint system (/ page 477)
ü Seat belt (/ page 477)
_ Reduced po wer (/ page 479)
Ú System error (/ page 479)
# Electricalfault (/ page 479)
ï Trailer hitch (/ page 480)
Ù Powe r steering (/ page 480) ÿ
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h a widescr
h a widescr een coc
een coc kpit
kpit:
:
coolant temp erature (/ page 481)
; Engine diagnostics (/ page 481)
% V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h a diesel engine:
h a diesel engine: preglow
# Electricalfault (/ page 481)
æ Reser vefuel wi thfuel /ller 0ap loca-
tion indicator (/ page 481)
! Electric parking brake (red)
(/page 485)
! Electric parking brake (yellow)
(/page 485)
J Brakes (yellow) (/ page 485)
J Brakes (red) (/ page 485)
L Distancewarning (/ page 487)
Ó Active Brake Assist (/ page 487)
ê Active Brake Assist (/ page 487)
! ABS (/page 488)
÷ ESP®
(/ page 488)
å ESP®
OFF (/ page 488) 476 476
Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps

Ending
thech arging process (direct
cur rent, mode 4).................................... 210
Energy 0ow displa y................................. 299
General no tes on chargin g.................... .194
Indicator lamps on vehicle soc ket........... 201
No tes on charging (charging station,
mode 3)................................................ .197
No tes on charging (fast charging sta-
tion, mode 4)......................................... 199
No tes on charging (mains soc ket,
mode 2)................................................. 196
No tes on charging (wallbox, mode 3)...... 197
Ra nge.................................................... 404
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
Ty pe....................................................... 404
Vo ltage types......................................... 404
High-v
High-v olt oltag
age on-boar
e on-boar d electr
d electrical syst
ical syst em
em
Indicator lamps on vehicle soc ket........... 201
Hill St
Hill Star art Assist
t Assist............................................ 226 HOLD function
HOLD function
Function/no tes...................................... 225
Switching on/o..................................... 225
Home scr
Home scr een (media displa een (media displa y)
y)
Overview................................................ 286
Hybr
Hybr id syst
id syst em
em
Con/guring settings via the multime-
dia system............................................. 298
Manual swit ch-o................................... .163
Hybr
Hybr id syst
id syst em
em
see Battery operation
see Electric drive I I
i-Size c
i-Size c hild seat secur
hild seat secur ing syst
ing system
em
Fi tting...................................................... 70
Seats suitable for attaching...................... 70
Identi/cation
Identi/cation plate
plate
Engine................................................... 392
Ve hicle.................................................. 392
Ignition key
Ignition key
see Key
Immediat Immediat e pr
e pre-entr
e-entr y climat
y climat e contr
e control
ol............ .158 Immobiliser
Immobiliser
.................................................... 99
Im
Im plied w
plied w arr
arranty
anty
Ve hicle..................................................... 42
Im
Im port
port er addr
er addr esses
esses
Wi reless components...............................36
In-Car
In-Car O1ce
O1ce
Fe atures................................................ 317
Indicat
Indicat or lamp
or lamp
see Warning/indicator lamp
Individual dr
Individual dr iv
ive pr
e pr ogr
ogram
am
Con/guring............................................ 180
Selecting............................................... 179
Inspection Inspection see ASS YST PLUS
Ins
Instr trument clust
ument clust er
er
Fu nction/no tes.............................. 277, 278
Ins
Ins tr
trument display
ument display
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 278
Instrument clus ter.................................... 12
Overview of displa ys............................... 282
Wa rning/indicator lamps........................ 476 Index
509
509

_
Reduced warning lamp po wer....... 479
6 Restraint system warning lam p...... 477
ü Seat belt warning lamp 0ashes...... 478
ü Seat belt warning lamp lights up.... 479
Ú System er rorwa rning lam p........... 479
! The electric parking brake (yel-
low) indica tor lam p................................. 485
ï Trailer tow hitch warning lam p....... 481
h Tyre pressure monitoring sys-
te m wa rning lamp 0ashes....................... 490
h Tyre pressure monitoring sys-
te m wa rning lamp lights up.................... 491
L Warning lamp for distance
wa rning function.................................... 487
Overview................................................ 476
PA SSENGER AIR BA G............................... 57
W
W arr
arr anty
anty........................................................ 42
W
W ashing b
ashing b y hand (car
y hand (car e)
e)................................ 340
W
W at
at er t
er t ank
ank
see Air-water duct W
W
eat
eat her inf
her inf or
ormation
mation ..................................... 305
W
W eb br ow
eb br owsers
sers
Overview................................................ 318
Wheel c
Wheel c hange
hange
Fi tting a new wheel................................ 382
Lo we ring theve hicle.............................. 382
Preparation............................................ 378
Ra ising theve hicle................................. 379
Re moving a wheel................................. .381
Re moving//tting hub caps..................... 378
Wheel c
Wheel c hange hange
see Emer gency spa rewheel
Wheel rot
Wheel rotation
ation............................................. 376
Wheels
Wheels Care..................................................... .342
Checking............................................... 368
Checking the tyre pressure (tyre pres-
sure monitoring system)......................... 371
Fi tting.................................................... 382
Flat tyre................................................. 348
Inter changing......................................... 376
MOExtended tyres................................. 348
Noise..................................................... 368
No tes on /tting...................................... 373 Re
moving............................................... 381
Re placing...................................... .373, 378
Re placing the hub cap............................ 378
Re starting the tyre pressure loss
wa rning system...................................... 373
Re starting the tyre pressure monitor-
ing system............................................. 372
Selection...............................................3 73
Snow chains.......................................... 368
St oring................................................... 377
TIREFIT kit.............................................. 350
Ty re pressure (No tes)............................. 369
Ty re pressure loss warning system
(function)............................................... 372
Ty re pressure monitoring system
(function)............................................... 371
Ty re pressure table................................ .370
Unusual handling characteristics............ 368
W
W i-Fi i-Fi
Setting................................................... 295
W W idescr idescr een coc
een coc kpit ins
kpit instr
trument displ ay
ument display
Instrument cluster.................................... 14
W
W indo
indo w airbag
w airbag ............................................... 53 526
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