2021 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS HATCHBACK ignition

Yo
u can stop the adjustment process bypressing
one of the memory function position switches. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
ch ildren activate the easy entry and exit
fe ature‑
Child ren could become trapped if they acti-
va te the easy entry‑ and exitfeature, particu-
lar lywhen unat tended. #
Never lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke the
ke y with you and lock theve hicle. When
the easy entry and exitfeature is active, the
driver's seat will mo vebackwards and the bac k-
re st will be mo vedto a steeper position when:
R You switch the ignition o. when the driver's
door is open
R You open the driver's door when the ignition is
switched o. %
The driver's seat will then mo vebackwards
only if it is not already at there ar of the seat
adjustment range.
The seat backrest will then mo ve forwards
only if it is not already at the front of the bac k-
re st adjustment range.
The driver's seat will mo veback tothe last drive
position when:
R You switch the ignition on with the driver's
door closed.
R You close the driver's door when the ignition is
switched on
The last drive position will be sa ved when:
R You switch the ignition o..
R You call up the seat settings via the memory
function.
R You sa vethe seat settings via the memory
function. Se
Se
tting t
tting t he easy entr
he easy entr y and e
y and exit f
xit feature
eature Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Automatic seat adjustment
5 Easy Entry/Exit #
Activate or deactivate the function. Memor
Memor
y function
y function F
F
unction of t
unction of t he memor
he memory function
y function &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of an accident if the mem-
ory function is used while driving
If yo u use the memory function on the driver's
side while driving, you could lose control of
th eve hicle as a result of the adjustments
being made. #
Only use the memory function on the
driver's side when theve hicle is station-
ar y. 114
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Seats and st
owing

Cor
Cor
ner
nering light function
ing light function The cornering light impr
ovesth e illumination of
th e car riag ewa yove r a wide angle in the turning
direction, enabling better visibility on tight bends,
fo rex ample. It can be activated only when the low
beam is switched on.
The function is active in thefo llowing cases:
R Atspeeds below 40 km/h when the turn sig-
nal light is switched on or the steering wheel
is turned
R Atspeeds between 40 km/h and 70 km/h
and when the steering wheel is turned R
R oundabout and junction function: oundabout and junction function: the cornering
light will be activated on bo thsides based on an
ev aluation of theve hicle's cur rent GPS position. It
will remain active until aTer theve hicle has leT
th ero undabout or the junction.
Mot
Mot orwa
or wa y mode function
y mode function
Mo torw ay mode increases thera nge and bright-
ness of the cone of light, enabling better visibility. The function will be active if a mo
torw ay journey
is de tected bymeans of:
R theve hicle's speed
R the multifunction camera
R the GPS The function is not active in
thefo llowing cases:
R at speeds below 80 km/h
The city lighting function
The city lighting function
City lighting impr oves the illumination of roadsides
in urban areas using a broad distribution of light.
The function is active in thefo llowing cases:
R Atlow speeds
R In illuminated parts of urban areas
Switc Switc hing t hing t he Int
he Int ellig
ellig ent Light Sy
ent Light Sy st
stem
em on/o.
on/o.
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The ignition is switched on.
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 Intelligent Light System #
Switch the function on or o.. 138
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Light and sight

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Ifth e system de tects an intelligent stop inhibi-
to r,fo rex ample, a stop sign, the engine will
not stop.
If yo u activate the HOLD function or engage
th e park position j,the engine can be
switched o. in spite of an intelligent stop
inhibitor.
% In transmission position k,the engine is not
switched o. automatically even when the
HOLD function is switched on.
The engine restarts au tomatically in thefo llowing
cases:
R V Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h manual tr
h manual tr ansmission:
ansmission: Yo u
depress the clutch pedal.
R V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h automatic tr
omatic tr ansmission:
ansmission: Yo u
shiT into transmission position hork.
R You depress the accelerator pedal.
R An automatic vehicle engine start is requ ired.
St atus displ ayinthe inst rument displa y:
R The symbol è(gre en) appears when the
ve hicle is at a standstill: The engine was
switched o. bythe ECO start/s top function. R
The symbol ç(yellow) appears when the
ve hicle is at a standstill: Not all vehicle condi-
tions for an engine stop ha vebeen met.
R Neither the symbol ènorç appears
when theve hicle is at a standstill: An intelli-
ge nt stop inhibitor was de tected, e.g. a stop
sign.
R The symbol sappears: The ECO start/
stop function is deactivated or there is a mal-
function.
If th e engine was switched o. bythe ECO start/
stop function and you lea vetheve hicle, a warning
to ne sounds and the engine is not restar ted. In
addition, the display message Vehicle is opera-
tional Switch off ignition before exiting appears
in the inst rument displa y.Ifyo u do not switch o.
th eve hicle, it is automatically switched o. aTer
th re e minutes. Deactiv
Deactiv ating or activ
ating or activ ating t
ating the EC
he ECO st
O star
art/st
t/st op
op
function
function #
Press button 1.
A display appears in the inst rument clus ter
when switching the ECO start/s top function
o./on.
% A continuous sdisplay appears in the
inst rument clus ter while the ECO start/s top
function is deactivated. Driving and pa
rking
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R
R
efuelling
efuelling R
R
efuelling t
efuelling t he v
he vehicle
ehicle &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of /re or explosion from
fuel
Fu els are highly 0ammable. #
Fire , naked 0ames, smoking and creating
spar ksmust be avoided. #
Before refuelling, switch o. theve hicle
and, if /tted, the stationary heater and
ke ep switched o. during /lling. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury from fuels
Fu els are poisonous and hazardous toyour
health. #
Do not swallow fuel or let it come into
contact with skin, eyes or clo thing. #
Do not inhale fuel vapour. #
Keep children away from fuel. #
Keep doors and windo wsclosed during
th ere fuelling process. If
yo u or other people come into contact with
fuel, obser vethefo llowing: #
Immediate lyrinse fuel o. your skin with
soap and water. #
If fuel comes into contact with your eyes,
immediately rinse them thoroughly with
clean water. Seek medical at tention
immedia tely. #
Ifyo u swallow fuel, seek medical atten-
tion immediatel y.Do not induce vomit-
ing. #
Change immediately out of clo thing that
has come into contact with fuel. &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of /re and explosion due
to electrostatic charge
Electrostatic charge can ignite fuel vapour. #
Before you open the fuel /ller cap or
ta ke hold of the pump nozzle, touch the
me tallic vehicle body. #
Toavo id creating ano ther electrostatic
ch arge , do not get into theve hicle again
during there fuelling process. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of /re from fuel mixture
Ve hicles with a diesel engine:
If yo u mix diesel fuel with petrol, the 0ash
point of the fuel mixture is lo werth an that of
pure diesel fuel.
While theve hicle is running, component parts
in theex haust system may overheat without
wa rning. #
Neverre fuel using petrol. #
Never mix petrol with diesel fuel. *
N NOOTE
TE Damage caused bythe wrong fuel Ve
hicles with a petrol engine:
Even small amounts of the wrong fuel could
re sult in damage tothe fuel system, the
engine and the emission control system. #
Only refuel using unleaded, sulphu r-free
spar k-ignition engine fuel that conforms 188
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Driving and parking

re
maining distance displa yed has been driven.
To p up with at least 5 l of AdBlue ®
.
R XX,X l Top up AdBlue Emer. op.: max. XXX
km/h Start not poss. in XXX km The low
Ad Blue ®
leve l will lead tolimited per form ance
from the speed displa yed. ATer there maining
distance displa yed has been co vered, it will no
longer be possible tostart theve hicle. Top up
with at least the amount of AdBlue ®
displa yed.
R XX,X l Top up AdBlue Switch on ignition, wait
60 sec. or eng. start not poss. TheAdBlue ®
ta nk is em pty. Yo u can no longer start the
ve hicle. Top up with at least the amount of
Ad Blue ®
displa yed. Switch on theve hicle and
wa itfor appr oximately 60 seconds. Start the
ve hicle.
Yo u can see theAd Blue ®
range and le vel in the
Service menu in the Instrument Displa y.
% The AdBlue ®
range sh own depends strongly
on the driving style and operating conditions.
The actual range can therefore deviate from
th e calculated range. Opening t
Opening t he A he AdBlue
dBlue ®
®
/ller
/ller cap
cap #
Press on the back area of fuel /ller 0ap 1. #
Turn AdBlue ®
/ller cap 2anti-clockwise and
re mo veit.
% You can also store theAd Blue ®
/ller cap in
th e fuel /ller cap holder in the fuel /ller 0ap
hinge arm. T
T opping up A
opping up A dBlue
dBlue®
®
Mercedes-Benz recommends topping up AdBlue ®
at a /lling pump. If no AdBlue ®
/lling pump is
av ailable, you can also top up AdBlue ®
using a
canister. #
Screw onthefa stener of AdBlue ®
re/ll canis-
te r4. Driving and parking
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The camera co ver closes automatically aTer
some time or aTer an ignition cycle. P
P
ar
ar king Assis
king Assist P t PARK
ARK TR
TRONIC
ONIC F
F
unction of P
unction of P ar
arking Assis
king Assist P t PARK
ARK TR
TRONIC
ONIC
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC is an electronic par k-
ing assistance system with ultrasound. It monitors
th e area around your vehicle using multiple sen-
sors on the front bumper and on there ar bumper.
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC show syo uth e dis-
ta nce between your vehicle and a de tected obs ta-
cle visual lyand audib ly.
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC is only an aid. It is
not a substitute foryo ur attention tothe sur round-
ings. The responsibility for safe manoeuvring and
parking remains with you. Make sure that there
are no persons, animals or objects in the manoeu-
vring area while manoeuvring and parking in/exit-
ing parking spaces.
In the standard setting, an intermittent warning
to ne sounds from a distance of app roximately
0.3 m toan obs tacle in front and appr oximately
1.0 m toan obs tacle behind. A continuous warn-
ing tone sounds from a distance of app roximately 0.2 m. Using
theWarn early all-round setting in
th e multimedia system, thewa rning tones for
front and side impact pro tection can be set to
sound at a greater distance of appr oximately
1.0 m in front and 0.6 m on the sides
(/ page 264).
% The Warn early all-round setting is always
active in there ar of theve hicle.
P
P ar ar king Assis
king Assis t P
t PARK
ARK TR
TRONIC displa
ONIC displa y in t
y in the multi-
he multi-
media syst
media syst em
em Ve
hicles without 360° Camera Ve
hicles with 360° Camera
If yo u ha venot selected theCamera & parking
menu and an obstacle is de tected in the path of
th eve hicle, a pop-up wind ow forPa rking Assist
PA RKTRONIC 1appears in the multimedia sys-
te m at speeds below 10 km/h.
The colour of the individual segments of thewa rn-
ing display is based on the distance tothe de tec-
te d obstacle:
R Y
Y ello
ello w segments:
w segments: obstacles at a distance
between appr ox. 0.6 m and 1.0 m
R Or
Or ang
ang e segments:
e segments: obstacles at a distance
between appro x. 0.3 m and 0.6 m Driving and parking
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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 &
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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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R
Activation of the downloaded system update
by restarting the system
% If automatic soTware updates are activated,
th e system updates will be downloaded auto-
maticall y.
The multimedia system pr ovides a message when
a system update is available.
Yo u ha vethefo llowing selection options:
R Accept and install
The system update will be downloaded in the
background.
R Information
Information about the pending system update
is displa yed.
R Later
The system update can be downloaded man-
ually at a later time.
Deep syst Deep syst em updat
em updates
es
Deep system updates access vehicle or system
settings and can therefore only be car ried out
when theve hicle is stationary and the ignition is
switched o.. If
th e download of a deep system update is com-
ple ted and the downloaded system update is
re ady for installation, you will be informed of this
aTer the next ignition cycle, forex ample.
% Park theve hicle safely in a suitable location
before starting the installation.
Re quirements forth e installation:
R The ignition is switched o..
R Notes and warnings ha vebeen read and
accep ted.
R The electric parking brake is applied.
If all requ irements ha vebeen ful/lled, the down-
loaded system update is installed. The multimedia
system cannot be operated while the downloaded
system update is being installed and vehicle func-
tions are restric ted.
If errors should occur during the installation, the
multimedia system automatically attem ptsto
re store the pr evious version. If restoration of the
pr ev ious version is not possible, a symbol appears
on the media displa y.Consult a quali/ed special-
ist workshop toresol vethe problem. Se
Se
tting up a W
tting up a W i-F
i-Fi ho
i ho tspot
tspot R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R T
To se
o se t up t
t up t he W
he Wi-F
i-Fi connection of t
i connection of t he multime-
he multime-
dia sy
dia sy st
stem wit
em wit h e
h ext
xter
er nal ho
nal ho tspo
tspots:
ts:your vehicle
does not ha vea permanent lyinstalled com-
munication module.
R The device tobe connected supports at least
one of the types of connection described.
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Wi-Fi & Bluetooth
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating W
ating Wi-Fi
i-Fi #
Select Wi-Fi.
Connecting t
Connecting t he multimedia syst
he multimedia syst em wit
em with an e
h an ext
xter-
er-
nal ho
nal ho tspo
tspot using W
t using W i-Fi
i-Fi
The type of connection established must be selec-
te d on the multimedia system and on the device
to be connected. MBUX multimedia system
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