2021 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS HATCHBACK air conditioning

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A
djus
djus ting t
ting t he br
he br ightness
ightness #
Select Brightness. #
Adjust the brightness.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating t
ating t he br
he brightness f
ightness f or zones
or zones #
Select Brightness. #
Select Brightness zones. #
Switch the function on or o..
or #
Set the brightness forth e desired zones.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating multi-colour
ating multi-colour ed lighting
ed lighting #
Select Colour. #
Select Multi-colour. #
Select a colour combination.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating multi-colour
ating multi-colour ed animation
ed animation #
Select Colour. #
Select Multi-colour animat..
The chosen colour combination will change at
prede/ned inter vals. A
A ctiv
ctiv ating w
ating w elcome lighting
elcome lighting #
Select Colour. #
Select Welcome.
When theve hicle is unloc ked, a special ambi-
ent lighting sequence will run.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating dependency on air conditioning se
ating dependency on air conditioning se t-
t-
tings
tings #
Select Colour. #
Select Climate .
If ch anges are made tothete mp erature set-
ting in theve hicle, the colour of the ambient
lighting will change brie0y. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he int
he inter
erior lighting
ior lighting switc
switch-o.
h-o. delay
delay
time
time on/o.
on/o. Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 Int. light. del. sw. off #
Switch the swit ch-o. delay time on or o..
When this function is active, the interior light-
ing lights up for a short time aTer theve hicle
is loc ked. Changing bulbs (onl
Changing bulbs (onl
y f
y for v
or v ehicles wit
ehicles wit h halog
h halogen
en
headlam
headlam ps)
ps) N
No
ot
tes on c
es on c hanging bulbs
hanging bulbs &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of burns from hot compo-
nent parts whilst replacing a bulb
Bulbs, lamps and plugs can become very hot
during operation.
When replacing a bulb, you could burn your-
self on these component parts. #
Allow the component parts tocool down
before replacing the bulb. R
Do not use a bulb if it has been dropped or if
its glass has been scratched. The bulb may
otherwise explode.
R Do not touch the glass bulb with your bare
hands.
R Protect bulbs from moisture and do not allow
bulbs tocome into contact with liquids. Light and sight
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Ov
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ervie
vie w of climat
w of climat e contr
e control syst
ol systems
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No
ot
tes on climat
es on climat e contr
e control
ol In order
forth e air conditioning system, monitor-
ing of the pollution le vel and air /lt ration tofunc-
tion co rrectl y,an interior air /lter must alw ays be
used. Make sure that the /lter is installed cor-
re ctl y.Use /lters recommended and appr oved by
Mercedes-Benz. Alw ays ha vemaintenance work
car ried out at a quali/ed specialist workshop. Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of t
w of t he air conditioning contr
he air conditioning contr ol panel
ol panel The indicator lamps on
the buttons indicate that
th e cor responding function is activated. THERM
ATIC air conditioning cont rol panel with sta-
tionary heater (e xample)
1 q Setsthete mp erature on the driver's
side
2 Vehicles with THERM ATIC or THERM OTRO NIC
operating unit with stationary heater: A
calls up the air conditioning menu
Ve hicles with THERM OTRO NIC operating unit
without stationary heater: _setsthe air
distribution
3 H Setsthe air0ow or switches o. climate
control
4 Ã Sets climate control toautomatic mode
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¬ Demists the windscreen
6 ¤ Switches there ar wind owheater on/o.
7 g Switches air-recirculation mode on/o.
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8 Vehicles with THERM ATIC operating unit
(with/wi thout stationary heater):
¿ switches A/C function on/o.
(/ page 154)
Ve hicles with THERM OTRO NIC operating unit
(with/wi thout stationary heater): Á
switches A/C function on/o. (/ page 154)
Switches residual heat on/o. (/ page 155)
9 Vehicles with THERM ATIC or THERM OTRO NIC
control panel with stationary heater: &
swit ches stationary heater on/o.
(/ page 159)
Ve hicles with THERM OTRO NIC operating unit
without stationary heater: 0switches syn-
ch ronisation on/o. (/ page 155)
Plug-in hybrid with THERMATIC or
THERMOTRONIC operating unit: &
switches "Immediate pre-ent ryclimate con-
trol" on/o. (/ page 158) Climate cont
rol
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A
Vehicles with THERM ATIC operating unit
(with/wi thout stationary heater): _sets
th e air distribution
Ve hicles with THERM OTRO NIC operating unit
(with/wi thout stationary heater): q
adjusts temp erature on front passenger side Oper
Oper
ating t
ating t he climat
he climat e contr
e control syst
ol system
em Switc
Switc
hing climat
hing climat e contr
e control
olon/o.
on/o. #
T
To switc
o switc h on:
h on:setthe air0ow toleve l 1 or
higher using theH button. #
T
To switc
o switc h
ho.:
o.: setthe air0ow toleve l 0 using
th eH button.
If climate control is switched o., the windo ws
may mist up more quickl y.Switch climate control
o. only brie0 y. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he A/C function
he A/C function on/o.
on/o. using t
using the air
he air
conditioning contr
conditioning contr ol panel
ol panel The A/C
function heats, cools and dehumidi/es
th eve hicle's interior air. #
Press the¿/Á button.
Switch o. the A/C function only brie0y; other-
wise, the windo wsmay mist up more quickl y.
Condensation may drip from the underside of the
ve hicle when cooling mode is active. This is not
indicati veof a fault. Calling up t
Calling up t
he air conditioning menu
he air conditioning menu Calling up t
Calling up t
he air conditioning menu using t
he air conditioning menu using t he
he
multimedia syst
multimedia syst em
em #
Select one of thete mp erature displa ysatthe
lo we r edge of the media displa y.
Calling up t
Calling up t he air
he air-conditioning menu using t
-conditioning menu using t he
he
butt
butt on on t
on on t he climat
he climat e contr
e control panel
ol panel #
Press theA button on the climate control
panel. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating t
ating the A/C function via t
he A/C function via t he
he
multimedia syst
multimedia syst em
em Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu 5
First row of seats
The A/C function heats, cools and dehumidi/es
th eve hicle's interior air. #
Select A/C. Se Se
tting climat
tting climat e contr
e control t
ol to aut
o aut omatic mode
omatic mode In automatic mode,
the set temp erature is con-
trolled and maintained at a constant le velby the
air suppl y. #
Press theà button. #
T
To switc
o switc h t
h t o manual mode:
o manual mode: pressthe_ or
à button.
In automatic mode, you can choose between /ve
di.erent air quantities using theH button.
Au tomatic mode is retained. 154
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Climate control

Se
Se
tting t
tting t he air dis
he air distr tribution
ibution Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu #
Call up the air conditioning menu
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Select a row of seats. #
T
To se
o se t t
t the air dis
he air dis tr
tribution:
ibution: select¯,P
or O. #
Set the air0o w.
% Several air distributions can be selected at
th e same time, e.g. toair-condition bo th the
windscreen and thefo ot we ll.
The ¯ climate control forth e windscreen
can only be selected forth e /rst seat row. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he sync
he sync hr
hronisation functiononisation function on/o.
on/o. via
via
t
t he air conditioning contr
he air conditioning contr ol panel
ol panelClimate control can be set centrally using
the syn-
ch ronisation function. The temp erature and air
distribution settings forth e driver's side will be
adop ted automatically forth e front passenger
side. #
Press the0 button.
The synchronisation function will be deactivated if
th e settings for one of theot her climate zones are
ch anged. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he sync
he sync hr
hronisation function
onisation function on/o.
on/o.via
via
t
t he multimedia syst
he multimedia syst em
em Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu 5
First row of seats
Climate cont rol can be set centrally using the syn-
ch ronisation function. The driver's settings for
te mp erature, air quantity and air distribution are
adop ted automatically for all climate zones. #
Select SYNCand switch on or o.. Demis
Demisting t
ting the windo ws
he wind ows W
W
indow
indow s mist
s mist ed up on t
ed up on t he inside
he inside #
Press theà button. #
Ifth e windo wscontinue tomist up: press the
¬ button. W W
indow indow s mist
s mist ed up on t
ed up on t he outside
he outside #
Switch on the windscreen wipers. #
Press theà button. Switc
Switc
hing air
hing air -r
-recir
ecir culation mode
culation mode on/o.
on/o. #
Press theg button.
The interior air will be recirculated.
Air-recirculation mode automatical lyswitches to
fresh air mode aTer a while.
% If air-re circulation mode is switched on, the
wind ows may mist up more quickl y.Switch on
ai r-re circulation mode only brie0y. Switc Switc
hing r
hing r esidual heat
esidual heat on/o.
on/o. R R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R theve hicle is par ked.
% Only vehicles with a diesel engine can use
re sidual heat.
It is possible tomake use of there sidual heat
from the engine tocontinue heating or ventilating
th e front compartment of theve hicle for appr ox- Climate control
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active
for ano ther /ve minutes if the departure
is dela yed. #
T
To deactiv
o deactiv at
ate:
e: push the& button up or
down.
The following functions will remain active once the
ve hicle has been star ted:
R Seat heating
R Seat ventilation A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating immediat
ating immediat e pr
e pre-entr
e-entr y cli-
y cli-
mat
mat e contr
e contr ol
ol &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of fatal injury due toexpo-
sure toextreme heat or cold in theve hicle
If persons, particular lych ildren, are subjected
to prolonged exposure tointense heat or cold,
th ere is a risk of se vere injury or even death. #
Never lea vepersons, particular lych il-
dren, unattended in theve hicle. Air-conditioning of
theve hicle interior can con-
tinue for up to50 minutes, e.g. if the journey is
inter rupted. The colours of
the indicator lamp ha vethefo llo w-
ing meanings:
R Blue: Blue: cooling is activated.
R R
Red:
ed: heating is activated.
R Y
Yello w:
ello w:the departure time has been preselec-
te d. #
Set the desired temp erature using the w
button. #
Press button 1.
The red or blue indicator lamp on button 1
will light up or go out. S
S
t
tationar
ationar y heat
y heater/v
er/ventilation
entilation S
S
t
tationar
ationar y heat
y heater/v
er/ventilation function
entilation function
% The following function is equipment-depend-
ent.
R The air inside theve hicle is heated or ventila-
te dto the set temp erature.
R The air inside theve hicle cann otbe cooled
down to temperatures below the outside tem-
perature.
R Ifth e outside temp erature changes, ventilation
mode automatically switches toheating mode
or heating mode automatically switches to
ve ntilation mode.
The stationary hea ter and theex haust gas outl et
are situated in front of theright-hand front wheel. 158
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Climate control

The colours of
the indicator lamp ha vethefo llo w-
ing meanings:
R Blue:
Blue: stationary ventilation is switched on.
R R
R ed: ed: the stationary heater is switched on.
R Y
Y ello w:
ello w:the departure time is preselected.
The stationary heater/ventilation will switch o.
automatically aTer 50 minutes.
Oper
Oper ation using t
ation using t he app:
he app:the stationary heater/
ve ntilation can also be ope rated via the Mercedes
me connect app. You can /nd fur ther information
in the separate Owner's Manual at https://
moba.i.daimler.com/mar kets/ece-r ow/baix/
ca rs/connectme/en_GB/#em otions/
St artsei te.html.
Se
Se tting t
tting t he st
he stationar
ationar y heat
y heater/v
er/ventilation via t
entilation via t he
he
multimedia syst
multimedia syst em
em
Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu 5
Auxiliary heating #
Call up the air conditioning menu
(/ page 154). #
Select Auxiliary heating . Selecting t
Selecting t
he depar
he departur
ture time
e time #
Select the time TIME A: XX, TIME B: XXor
TIME C: XX.
Se
Se tting t
tting t he depar
he depar tur
ture time
e time #
Select the time TIME A: XX, TIME B: XXor
TIME C: XX. #
Select the pen beside the time. #
Set a time. Air v
Air v
ents
ents A
A
djus
djus ting t
ting t he fr
he front air v
ont air v ents
ents &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of burns or frostbite due to
being too close tothe air vents
Ve ry hot or very cold air can 0ow from the air
ve nts. #
Make sure that all vehicle occupants
alw ays maintain a su1cient dis tance
from the air vents. #
If necessar y,direct the air0ow toano ther
area of theve hicle interior. To
guarantee the 0ow of fresh air thro ugh the air
ve nts into theve hicle interior, comply with thefo l-
lowing:
R Alwayske ep theve nts and ventilation grilles in
th eve hicle interior clear.
R Keep the air inlet free of residue build-up
(/ page 337). #
T
To open or close:
o open or close: hold airvent 1 inthe
cent reand turn it tothe leT (open) or right
(closed) as far as it will go. #
T
To se
o se t t
t the
he air0ow
air0ow dir
direction:
ection: hold air vent 1 in
th e centre and mo veit up or down or tothe
leT or right. 160
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Climate control

A
Application and cur rent information
B Quic k-access, e.g. enter home address
C Index points and selected displ ayarea
D Calls up the air conditioning menu
E Calls up SUGGESTIONS, THEMESand
FAVOURITES
% If Mercedes me connect 5is active , the
ve hicle is lin ked with Mercedes me connect.
Ve hicle data is then transmitted tothe bac k-
end system. What data is transmitted
depends on which services are activated. Fur-
th er de tails can be found in the Mercedes me
connect term s and conditions and data pro-
te ction information. The function is count ry-
dependent.
If transmission of vehicle position 6is
active , Mercedes me connect services ha ve
been activated forth is vehicle which access
th eve hicle's geoposition. In which ins tances
th ege oposition is transmitted depends on the
particular services. Further de tails can be
fo und in the Mercedes me connect term s and
conditions and data pr otection information.
The function is countr y-dependent. Oper Oper
ating t
ating t he MBUX multimedia syst
he MBUX multimedia syst em
em Using T Using T
ouc ouch Contr
h Contr ol
ol 1
© Calls up the home screen
2 Touch Control
3 G Press brie0y: returns tothe pr evious
display
4 ß Press thero ck er switch down brie0y:
sho wsfavo urites ß
Press thero ck er switch down and hold:
adds favo urites and themes
° Turn cont roller: adjusts thevo lume
8 Press controller: switches o. the sound
6 Press thero ck er switch up: makes or
accepts a call
~ Press thero ck er switch down: rejects or
ends a call
Na vigation thro ugh the menus is car ried out with
To uch Control 2with single-/nger swipes. #
T To select a menu op
o select a menu op tion:
tion:swipe and press. #
T To mov o mov e t
e the digit
he digit al map:
al map: swipe in any direc-
tion.
Using t
Using t he t
he touc
ouchscr
hscr een
een #
Select menu options, symbols or characters
by pressing brie0y. #
T
To na
o na vig
vigat
ate in menus:
e in menus: swipe up, down, leT or
ri ght. #
T
To use handwr
o use handwr iting t
iting to ent
o enter c
er c har
haract
acter
ers:
s: write
th ech aracter with one /nger on the
to uchscreen. MBUX multimedia system
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R
The wind ows and the sliding sunroof are
closed.
R The air conditioning system is set toair-recir-
culation mode.
R Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is deactivated.
R V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h 360° Camer
h 360° Camer a:
a:the front image is
activated aTer appr ox. eight seconds.
If one of the settings cannot be selected, this is
displa yedby a% behind there specti veset-
ting.
Ab ove a speed of 20 km/h Car wash mode is
automatically deacti vated.
The following settings are reset when car wash
mode is deacti vated:
R The outside mir rors are folded out.
R The rain sensor is activated.
R The rear wind owwiper is activated.
R The air conditioning system is set tofresh air
mode.
R Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is reset tothe
pr ev iously selected setting. R
The windo wsand the sliding sunroof remain
closed.
R V
V ehicles wit ehicles wit h 360° Camer
h 360° Camer a:
a:the front image is
deactivated at speeds abo ve18 km/h. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating aut
ating automatic car w
omatic car w ash mode
ash mode R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R theve hicle is stationar y.
R the engine is running.
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick access
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating aut
ating aut omatic car w
omatic car w ash mode
ash mode #
Select Car wash mode . #
Select Start.
If one of the settings cannot be selected, this is
displa yedby a% behind there specti veset-
ting.
% For an overview of the settings made when
activating automatic car wash mode
(/ page 337). Deactiv Deactiv
ating aut
ating aut omatic car w
omatic car w ash mode
ash mode #
Select Stop.
The automatic car wash settings are reset.
% The automatic car wash mode is automatically
deacti vated as soon as a speed of 20 km/h is
ex ceeded. Inf
Inf
or
ormation on using a high-pr
mation on using a high-pr essur
essure cleaner
e cleaner &
W WARNING ARNING Risk of an accident when using
high-pressure cleane rswith round-spr ay
nozzles
The water jet can cause extern ally invisible
damage.
Components damaged in this wa y may un ex-
pectedly fail. #
Do not use a high-pressure cleaner with
round-spr aynozzles. #
Have damaged tyres or chassis parts
re placed immediatel y. Maintenance and ca
re
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