2021 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SALOON Owners Manual

Switc
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he reading light on and
eading light on and o.
o.#
Brie0y mo vea hand up or down beneath the
inside rearview mir ror.
The reading light is switched on or o. forthe
driver or the front passenger. Switc
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hing t he searc
he searc h light on and
h light on and o.
o. #
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T o switc
o switc h on:
h on:reach across the front
passenger seat with a hand.
The sear chlight is switched on forth e driver. #
T
T o switc o switc h
ho.:
o.: take a hand back away from the
front passenger seat.
The search light is switched o. again. Inf
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ormation on
mation on pr
pro/les,
o/les, t
themes, sugg
hemes, sugg es
estions andtions and
fav
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ites
es Fo
r electrically adjustable seats obser vethefo l-
lowing no tes. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped dur-
ing adjustment of the driver's seat aTer
calling up a driver pro/le
Selecting a user pro/le may trigger an adjust-
ment of the driver's seat tothe position sa ved
under the user pro/le. You or other vehicle
occupants could be injured in the process. #
Make sure that when the position of the
driver's seat is being adjus ted via the
multimedia system, no people or body
parts are in the seat's range of mo ve-
ment.
If th ere is a risk of someone becoming trap-
ped, stop the adjustment process immedi-
atel y: #
a)Tapth ewa rning message onthe
media displa y.
or #
b) Press a memory function position but-
ton or a seat adjustment switch on the
driver's door.
The adjustment process will be stopped. 286 286
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The driver's seat is equipped with an access pre-
ve
nter.
If th e driver's door is open, the driver's seat will
not
not be set aTer calling up the driver's pro/le.
Pro/les store your vehicle settings and settings
fo rth e multimedia system. If theve hicle is used
by several drivers, the driver can select their own
pro/le without changing the stored pro/le settings
of other drivers.
% Information on pro/les from Mercedes me
connect can be found in the Digital Opera-
to r's Manual.
Ve hicle settings are, forex ample, driver's seat,
steering wheel and mir ror settings, climate control
and ambient lighting. Forth e settings of the multi-
media system, you can select, forex ample, radio
stations, pr evious destinations as well as themes,
suggestions and favo urites.
Fo rre cur ring driving situations, such as long
drives on the mo torw ay,yo u can sa veyour prefer-
re d settings in a theme in theve hicle. In a theme
yo u can sa vethe display of the digital map, your
prefer redra dio station and prefer red drive pro-
gr am, forex ample. The
vehicle can learn the habits of the driver. It
th en o.ers suggestions forth e most probable
navigation destinations, media sources, radio sta-
tions or contacts. The pre-requirements forth at
are the selection of a pro/le, your consent tothe
re cording of data and su1cient collected data.
Fa vourites pr ovide quick access toapplications
th at are used oTen. You can select favo urites
from categories or add them directly toan appli-
cation. Con/gur
Con/gur ing ingpr
pro/les,
o/les, t
themes and sugg
hemes and sugg es
es tions
tions Multimedia system:
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f Profiles
Cr
Cr eating a ne
eating a ne w
wpr
pro/le
o/le #
Select WCreate profile . #
Select an avatar. #
Enter the name and con/ rmwith a. #
Select Continue r. #
Select Current settings . #
Select Save. #
Activate Blue tooth ®
and select Connect
phone, toconnect a mobile phone with the
user pro/le . #
Select Finished.
Selecting
Selecting pr
pr o/le
o/le op
options
tions #
Select Äfor a pro/le.
The following functions are available:
R Editing, resetting or deleting a pro/le
R Resetting themes or favo urites
R Con/guring suggestions
Con/gur Con/gur ing ingsugg
sugg es
estionstions #
Select Äfor a pro/le. #
Select Suggestions settings. #
Switch Allow destination suggestions, Allow
music suggestions andAllow contact sugges-
tions on or o.. #
T
To deactiv
o deactiv at
ate t
e t he lear
he lear ning function f
ning function f or one
or one
day
day :
:activate Deact. learn. for 24h .
Fo r 24 hours no new actions will be trained
and no data recorded forth e active pro/le.
Suggestions will continue tobe shown. MBUX multimedia system
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Example: if
the option is switched on and a
ro ute toa new destination has been calcula-
te d, this destination would not be take n into
account forth e learning function.
Cr
Cr eating ne
eating ne w t
w themes
hemes #
Select ©. #
Select THEMES. #
Select WSet theme .
The settings which are sa ved in theth eme are
shown. #
Select Continue r. #
Select AudioandNavigation (Navigation) and
store the active settings in theth eme. #
Select Continue r. #
Select an entry screen. #
Select Continue r. #
Select an image. #
Enter the names into the entry /eld and con-
/rm with a. #
Select Save. Syst
Syst
em se
em se ttings
ttings Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of t
w of t he sy
he syst
stem se
em se ttings menu
ttings menu In
the system settings menu, you can make set-
tings in thefo llowing menus and control ele-
ments:
R Display
- Styles
- Instrument lighting
- Display brightness
- Edge lighting
- Day/night design
R Control elements
- Keyboard language and handwriting recog-
nition
- Sensitivity of theto uchpad
- Sensitivity of theTo uch Controls
R LINGU ATRO NIC
R Sound
- Enter tainment
- Navigation and tra1c announcements -
Telephone
- Voice ampli/cation tothere ar
R Connectivity
- Wi-Fi, Blue tooth ®
, NFC
R Time & date
R Language
R Units for distance
R SoTware updates
R Data import/export
R PIN pr otection
R System Reset Inf
Inf
or
ormation on im
mation on im port
portant syst
ant syst em updat
em updat es
es Impor
tant system updates may be necessary for
th e security of your multimedia system's data.
Install these updates, or else the security of your
multimedia system cannot be ensured.
A system update consists of thre e steps:
R Downloading or copying of the data requ ired
fo r installation
R Installation of the downloaded system update 288 288
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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
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eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
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To se
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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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The connection procedure may di.er depend-
ing on the device. Follow the inst ructions that
are shown in the displa y.Fu rther information
can be found in the manufacturer's operating
inst ructions. #
Select Internet settings .#
Select Connect via Wi-Fi .#
Select Add hotspot.
Connecting using a QR code
Connecting using a QR code #
Select the options rofthe desired Wi-Fi
networ k. #
Select Connect using QR code. #
Scan the displa yed QR code with the device to
be connected.
The Wi-Fi connection is established.
Connecting using a secur Connecting using a secur itykey
ity key #
Select the options rofthe desired Wi-Fi
networ k. #
Select Connect using security key. #
Have the security key displa yed on the device
to be connected (see the manufacturer's oper-
ating inst ructions). #
Enter this security key on the multimedia sys-
te m. #
Con/rm the entry with ¡.
Connecting using a WPS PIN
Connecting using a WPS PIN #
Select the options rofthe desired Wi-Fi
networ k. #
Select Connect using WPS PIN input.
The multimedia system generates an eight-
digit PIN. #
Enter this PIN on the device tobe connected. #
Con/rm the entr y.
Connecting using a butt
Connecting using a butt on
on #
Select the options rofthe desired Wi-Fi
networ k. #
Select Connect via WPS PBC. #
Select "Connect via WPS PBC" in the options
on the device tobe connected (see the manu-
fa cturer's operating instructions). #
Press the WPS button on the device tobe con-
nected. #
Select Continue inthe multimedia system.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating aut
ating aut omatic connection
omatic connection #
Select Connect via Wi-Fi. #
Select the options rofthe desired Wi-Fi
networ k. #
Activate Permanent Internet connection .
Connecting wit
Connecting wit h a kno
h a known W
wn Wi-F
i-Fi ne
i ne tw
twork
ork #
Select Connect via Wi-Fi. #
Select a Wi-Fi networ k.
The connection is established again.
Con/gur
Con/gur ing
ingt
the multimedia syst
he multimedia syst em as a W
em as a Wi-F
i-Fi ho
i ho t-
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The type of connection established depends on
th e device tobe connected. The function must be
suppor tedby the multimedia system and bythe
device tobe connected. The type of connection
established must be selected on the multimedia
system and on the device tobe connected. #
Select Vehicle hotspot. 290 290
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#
Select Connect device to vehicle hotspot.
Connecting using WPS PIN g
Connecting using WPS PIN g ener
eneration
ation #
Select Connect using WPS PIN generation. #
Enter the PIN shown in the media display on
th e device tobe connected and con/ rm.
Connecting using WPS PIN entry
Connecting using WPS PIN entry #
Select Connect using WPS PIN input. #
Enter the PIN that is shown on theex tern al
device's displ ayon the multimedia system.
Connecting using a butt
Connecting using a butt on
on#
Select Connect via WPS PBC. #
Press the push button on the device tobe
connected (see the manufacturer's operating
inst ructions). #
Select Continue .
Connecting using a secur
Connecting using a secur itykey
ity key #
Select Connect device to vehicle hotspot.
A secu rity key is displa yed. #
Select theve hicle from the device tobe con-
nected. The vehicle is displ ayed with the
DIRECT-MBUX XXXXX network name. #
Enter the security key which is shown in the
media display on the device tobe connected. #
Con/rm the entr y.
Connecting using NFC
Connecting using NFC #
Select Connect via NFC. #
Activate NFC on the mobile device (see the
manufacturer's operating instructions). #
Hold the device tobe connected at theve hi-
cle's NFC inter face. #
Select Finished.
The mobile device is now connected tothe
multimedia system hotspot via NFC.
Gener
Gener ating a ne
ating a ne w secur
w securitykey
ity key #
Select Vehicle hotspot. #
Select Generate security key.
A connection will be established wi th the
ne wly created security key. #
T To sav o sav e a secur
e a secur itykey
ity key :
:select Save.
When a new security key is sa ved, all existing
Wi -Fi connections are then disconnected. If
th eWi -Fi connections are being re-estab-
lished, the new security key must be en tere d. Syst
Syst
em language
em language N
No
ot
tes on t
es on t he syst
he syst em language
em language
This function allo wsyouto determ ine the lan-
guage forth e menu displa ysand the navigation
announcements. The selected language a.ects
th ech aracters available for entr y.The navigation
announcements are not available in all languages.
If a language is not available, the navigation
announcements will be in English.
Se Se tting t
tting t he syst
he syst em language
em language
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 ® Language #
Set the language. MBUX multimedia system
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%
Ifyo u are using Arabic map data, thete xt
information can also be shown in Arabic on
th e navigation map. Todo so, select 

#
Select Maximum ,8 amps or6 amps .
When the battery is charge d, thech arging cur-
re nt is limi tedto the selected amperage.
% For saf etyre asons, only use thech arging
cable supplied with theve hicle or an original
Mercedes-Benz charging cable. Mercedes-
Benz thoroughly tests these original charging
cables forth eir suitability forth e high-voltage
ch arging of your vehicle. Pur chase these parts
from your Mercedes-Benz Service Centre and
obtain advice there.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating or deactiv
ating or deactiv ating r
ating rout
oute-based oper
e-based oper ating
ating
mode s
mode str trat
at egy
egy #
Select Electric in city .
Depending on the pr evious status, the func-
tion is activated or deactivated. Calling up t Calling up t
he ener
he ener gy
gy0ow
0ow display
display Multimedia system:
4 © 5
EQ #
Select Energy flow.
The visualisation of the energy 0ow in theve hi-
cle is displ ayed. In addition
tothe energy 0o w,information on the
status of thehy brid system and the cur rent state
of charge ofthe high-voltage battery is also dis-
pla yed. F F
unctions of t
unctions of t he ener
he energy
gy0ow
0ow display
display 1
State of charge ofthe high-voltage battery
2 Combustion engine
3 Energy 0ow
4 High-voltage battery
5 Status of thero ute-based operating-mode
strategy (/ page 171) The active components of
thehy brid system are
highlighted in the energy 0ow displa y.The energy
0ow between the individual components is shown
in colour.
The energy 0ow is shown in di.erent colours
depending on the operating status:
R Whit Whit e: e:constant energy 0ow
R R
Red:
ed: high energy 0ow (boost e.ect)
R Gr
Green:
een: low- emission energy 0ow in the case of
re cuperation, elect ric mode and when charg-
ing the high-voltage battery N
N
a
avig
vig ation
ation N
No
ot
tes on na
es on na vig
vigation
ation R
R
out
out e guidance wit
e guidance wit h augment
h augmented r
ed reality
eality &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and injury as a
re sult of distraction, inco rrect depiction or
wrong interpr etation of the display
The camera image of the augmented reality
displ ayis not suitable as a guide for driving. MBUX multimedia system
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