2021 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS HATCHBACK wipers

Changing bulbs (only
forve hicles with hal-
ogen headlamps) ......................................... 143
Wi ndsc reen wipers and windscreen
wa sher system ............................................ 145
Mir rors ........................................................ 149 Climat
Climat
e contr
e control ol........................................... 153 153
Overview of climate control systems ............ 153
Operating the climate control system .......... 154 Dr
Dr
iving and par
iving and par king
king..................................... 162 162
Driving ........................................................1 62
DY NAMIC SELECT switch ........................... .178
Manual transmission ................................... 181
Au tomatic transmission .............................. .183
Fu nction of the 4MATIC ...............................1 87
Re fuelling .................................................... 188
Charging the high-voltage battery (plug-in
hy brid) ........................................................ 194
Pa rking .......................................................2 11
Driving and driving saf ety sy stems ............... 219
Tr ailer hitch ................................................ .270
Bicycle rack function ................................... 274
Ve hicle towing instructions .......................... 276 Ins
Ins
tr
trument displa
ument displa y and on-boar
y and on-boar d com-
d com-
put
put er
er........................................................... 277 277
No tes on the inst rument display and on-
board computer .......................................... 277
Overview of instrument display .................... 278
Overview of buttons on the steering wheel ... 279
Operating the on-board computer ................2 79
Fu nction of the po wer me ter (plug-in
hy brid) ........................................................ 281
Fu nction of the electric mo tor po wer
av ailability displ ay(plug-in hybrid) ................ 281
Displaying the po wer me ter (plug-in
hy brid) ........................................................ 282
Overview of displa ysinthe inst rument
display ........................................................ 282
Head-up display .......................................... 282 MBUX multimedia syst MBUX multimedia syst
em
em........................... .285
285
Overview and operation ............................... 285
System settings .......................................... 294
Plug-in hybrid settings ................................ .298
Na vigation .................................................. .299
Te lephone ................................................... 308
Mercedes me app ....................................... 311 Mercedes-Benz emer
gency call system ....... 320
Ra dio & media ............................................ .324
Sound settings ............................................ 329 Maint Maint
enance and car
enance and car e
e................................. 330 330
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display .......... 330
Engine compartment ................................... 331
Cleaning and care ....................................... 337 Br Br
eakdo
eakdo wn assist
wn assist ance
ance................................. 346 346
Emer gency .................................................. 346
Flat tyre ...................................................... 348
Battery (vehicle) .......................................... 354
To w- starting or towing away ........................ 358
Electrical fuses ............................................ 364 Wheels and tyr Wheels and tyr
es
es......................................... 368 368
No tes on noise or unusual handling char-
acteristics ................................................... 368
No tes on regula rly inspecting wheels and
tyres .......................................................... .368
No tes on snow chains ................................. 368
Ty re pressure .............................................. 369 Contents
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emov e:
e:turn co ver1 tothe leT and
re mo veit from the wheel ar chliner. #
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To
o /t:
/t: insert co ver1 into the wheel ar chliner
and turn it totheright until it engages.
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R eplacing light sour
eplacing light sour ces in t
ces in t he halog
he halog en headla mp
en headlamp
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R Lo
Low beam:
w beam: an H7 55 W light source is availa-
ble.
R High beam:
High beam: an H7 55 W light source is availa-
ble. 1
Low beam housing co ver
2 High beam housing co ver #
Switch the lighting system o.. #
Remo vethe co ver in the front wheel ar ch
( / page 144). #
Turn there leva nt housing co ver anti-clockwise
and remo veit. #
Turn the soc ket anti-clockwise and remo veit. #
Pull the light source out of the soc ket. #
Inse rtthe new light source into the soc ket
such that the entire base of the light source is
re sting on the bottom of the soc ket. #
Inse rtthe soc ket and turn it clockwise. #
Press on the housing co ver and turn it cloc k-
wise. #
Replace the co ver in the front wheel ar ch
( / page 144). Changing t
Changing t
he r
he rear bulbs (v
ear bulbs (v ehicles wit
ehicles with halog
h halogen
en
headlam
headlam ps)
ps) R R
eplacing t
eplacing t he t
he t ail lam
ail lam p bulbs
p bulbs #
Due totheir locations, ha vethe bulbs forthe
turn signal light and reve rsing light changed at
a qu ali/ed specialist workshop. W W
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indscr een wiper
een wiper s and windscr
s and windscr een w
een washer sy
asher sy s-
s-
t
t em
em Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he windscr
he windscr een wiper
een wipers
son/o.
on/o. 1
gWindsc reen wipers o.
2 Ä Automatic wiping, normal
3 Å Automatic wiping, frequent Light and sight
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145

4
° Continuous wiping, slow
5 ¯ Continuous wiping, fast #
Turn the combination switch tothe cor re-
sponding position 1-5. #
Single wipe/w
Single wipe/w ashing:
ashing:pushthe button on the
combination switch in the direction of ar row
1 .
R í Single wipe
R î Wiping with washer 0uid
% Obser vethe no tes on washing theve hicle in a
car wash (/ page 337). Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he r
he rear windo
ear windo w wiper
w wiperon/o.
on/o. 1
ô Single wipe/ washing
2 è Intermittent wiping #
Single wipe:
Single wipe: press button 1tothe point of
re sis tance. #
W
W iping wit
iping wit h w
h washer
asher 0uid:
0uid:press button 1
be yond the point of resis tance. #
Switc
Switc hing int
hing int er
ermitt
mitt ent wiping
ent wiping on/o.:
on/o.:press
button 2.
The è symbol will appear on the inst ru-
ment cluster when there ar wind owwiper is
switched on. R R
eplacing t eplacing t he windscr
he windscr een wiper blades
een wiper blades &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped if the
windscreen wipers are switched on while
wiper blades are being replaced
If th e windscreen wipers begin tomo vewhile
yo u are changing the wiper blades, you can be
trapped bythe wiper arm. #
Always switch o. the windscreen wipers
and vehicle before changing the wiper
blades. Mo Mo
ving t
ving t he wiper ar
he wiper ar ms int
ms into t
o the r
he r eplacement posi-
eplacement posi-
tion
tion #
Switch theve hicle on and then o. again
immediatel y. 146
146
Light and sight

#
Foldthe wiper arms back onto the wind-
screen. #
Switch on theve hicle. #
Press theî button on the combination
switch (/ page 145).
The wiper arms will return totheir original
positions. #
Switch o. theve hicle.
% Check the condition of the wiper blades regu-
lar lyand replace them in theev ent of visible
damage or ongoing smearing. Maint
Maint enance display
enance display #
Remo veprotective /lm 1from the mainte-
nance displa yson the tips of the ne wly/tted
wiper blades.
When the colour of the maintenance displa ys
ch anges from black toyello w, replace the wiper
blades. %
The duration until the colour changes varies
depending on the usage conditions. R
R
eplacing t
eplacing t he r
he rear windo
ear windo w wiper blade
w wiper blade &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped if the
windscreen wipers are switched on while
wiper blades are being replaced
If th e windscreen wipers begin tomo vewhile
yo u are changing the wiper blades, you can be
trapped bythe wiper arm. #
Always switch o. the windscreen wipers
and vehicle before changing the wiper
blades. R R
emo emo ving t
ving t he wiper blade
he wiper blade #
Switch theve hicle o.. 148
148
Light and sight

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
(/ page 154). #
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
155 155

R
Electric lines tothe ignition coils and the fuel
injectors &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of burns from hot compo-
nent parts in the engine compartment
Cer tain component parts in the engine com-
partment can be very hot, e.g. the engine, the
cooler and parts of theex haust system. #
Allow the engine tocool down and only
to uch component parts described in the
fo llowing. &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of injury from using the
windscreen wipers when the bonnet is
open
If th e windscreen wipers start moving when
th e bonnet is open, you could be trapped by
th e wiper linkage. #
Always switch o. the windscreen wipers
and theve hicle /r stifyo u need toopen
th e bonnet. Opening t
Opening t
he bonnet
he bonnet #
Torelease the bonnet, pull on handle 1. #
Push yellow handle 1onthe bonnet catch to
th e leT as far as it will go (palm down wards).
LiT the bonnet until it is automatically raised
by the pneumatic spring.
Closing t
Closing t he bonnet
he bonnet #
Lowe rth e bonnet and let it drop from a height
of appr oximately 20 cm. Maintenance and care
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%
Have workor repairs todecorative foils car-
ri ed out at a quali/ed specialist workshop,
e.g. in a Mercedes-Benz Se rvice Centre. N
No
ot
tes on car
es on car e of car par
e of car par ts
ts &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of entrapment if the wind-
screen wipers are switched on while the
windscreen is being cleaned
If th e windscreen wipers are set in motion
while you are cleaning the windscreen or
wiper blades, you can be trapped bythe wiper
arm. #
Always switch o. the windscreen wipers
and theve hicle before cleaning the wind-
screen or wiper blades. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of burns from theta ilpipe
and tailpipe trims
The exhaust tailpipe and tailpipe trims can
become very hot. If you come into contact
with these parts of theve hicle, you could burn
yo urself. #
Always be particular lycareful around the
ta ilpipe and theta ilpipe trims and super-
vise children especially closely in this
area. #
Allow vehicle parts tocool down before
to uching them. To
avo id damage totheve hicle, obser vethe no tes
on cleaning and care of thefo llowing vehicle
parts:
Wheels and r Wheels and r ims
ims
R Use water and acid-free alloy wheel cleaners.
R Do not use acidic alloy wheel cleaners to
re mo vebrake dust. This could damage wheel
bolts and brake components.
R Toavo id cor rosion of the brake disks and
brakepads, drive theve hicle for a few minu tes
aTer cleaning before parking it. The brake
disks and brakepads warm up and dry out.
W W indo ws
indo ws
R Clean the windo wsinside and outside with a
damp clo thand with a cleaning agent recom-
mended for Mercedes-Benz. R
Do not use dry clo ths or abrasive or sol vent-
based cleaning agents toclean the inside of
windo ws.
% ATer changing the wiper blades or treating
th eve hicle with wax, clean the windscreen
th oroughly with cleaning agents recommen-
ded for Mercedes-Benz. Failure toobser vethe
application instructions may result in damage,
smear mar ksor dazzling spots.
% Remo veextern al fogging or dirt on the wind-
screen in front of the multifunction camera.
Otherwise, driving systems and driving saf ety
systems may be impaired or not available
(/ page 220).
W
W iper blades iper blades
R Movethe wiper arms into there placement
position (/ page 146).
R With th e wiper arms folded out, clean the
wiper blades with a damp clo th.
% Make sure that the wiper blades are coated.
The coating can lea veresidues on a clo th. Do
not rubth e wiper blades excessively or clean
th em too oTen. 342
342
Maintenance and care

#
Alwaysre place faulty fuses with speci-
/ed new fuses containing the cor rect
amperage. *
N
NO OTE
TE Damage due toincor rect fuses Electrical components or systems may be
damaged byincor rect fuses, or their function-
ality may be signi/cantly impaired. #
Only use fuses that ha vebeen appr oved
by Mercedes-Benz and which ha vethe
cor rect fuse rating. Blown fuses must be
replaced with fuses of the
same rating, whi chyou can recognise bythe col-
our and the label. The fuse ratings and fur ther
information tobe obser ved can be found in the
fuse assignment dia gram.
F
F use assignment diagr
use assignment diagr am:
am:onthe fuse box in the
engine compartment (/ page 365). *
N
NO OTE
TE Damage or malfunctions caused by
moisture Moisture may cause damage
tothe electrical
system or cause it tomalfunction. #
When the fuse box is open, make sure
th at no moisture can enter the fuse box. #
When closing the fuse box, make sure
th at the seal of the lid is positioned cor-
re ctly on the fuse box. If
th e ne wlyinser ted fuse also blo ws, ha vethe
cause traced and recti/ed at a quali/ed specialist
wo rkshop.
Ensure thefo llowing before replacing a fuse:
R The vehicle is secured against rolling away.
R All electrical consume rsare switched o..
R The vehicle is switched o..
The elect rical fuses are located in various fuse
bo xes:
R Fuse box in the engine compartment on the
leT-hand side of theve hicle, when vie wed in
th e direction of tr avel (/ page 365) R
Fuse box in the front passenger foot we ll
(/ page 366)
R Fuse box in the centre of the load compart-
ment (/ page 367) Opening and closing t
Opening and closing t
he fuse bo
he fuse box in t
x in the engine
he engine
com
com par
partment
tment R
R
eq
equir uir ements:
ements:
R A dry clo thand a scr ewdriver are available.
Obser vethe no tes on elect rical fuses
(/ page 364).
Opening
Opening &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury from using the
windscreen wipers when the bonnet is
open
If th e windscreen wipers start moving when
th e bonnet is open, you could be trapped by
th e wiper linkage. #
Always switch o. the windscreen wipers
and vehicle before opening the engine
bonnet. Breakdown assistance
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365