2021 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SALOON steering wheel

R
The windsc reen is dirty, misted up, damaged
or co vered in the vicinity of the camera, e.g.
by a stic ker.
R No, or se veral, unclear lane markings are pres-
ent for one lane, or the markings change
qu ickl y,forex ample, in a construction area or
junctions.
R The lane markings are wornawa y,dark or co v-
ered up, e.g. bydirt or sno w.
R Ifth e distance totheve hicle in front is too
short and thus the lane markings cannot be
de tected.
R The road is na rrow and winding.
R There are obs tacles on the lane or projecting
out into the lane, such as object mar kers.
The system does not pr ovide assistance in thefo l-
lowing conditions:
R On tight bends and when turning.
R When crossing junctions.
R Atroundabouts or toll stations.
R When towing a trailer.
R When the tyre pressure is too lo w. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident if Active Steer-
ing Assist unexpectedly stops functioning
If th e system limits of Active Steering Assist
are reached there is no guarantee that the
system will remain active or will keep theve hi-
cle in lane. #
Alwayske ep your hands on the steering
wheel and obser vethe tra1c carefull y. #
Always steer theve hicle paying attention
to tra1c conditions. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident if Active Steer-
ing Assist unexpectedly inter venes
The de tection of lane markings and objects
may malfunction and cause unexpected steer-
ing inter ventions. #
Steer according totra1c conditions. A A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating A
ating Activ
ctiveSt
e St eer
eer ing Assist
ing Assist
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R ESP ®
is activated, but is not inter vening. R
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is acti va-
te d.
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick access #
Select aAct. Steer. Asst . F
F
unction of A
unction of A ctiv
ctive Emerg
e Emerg encySt
ency Stop Assist
op Assist If
th e system de tects that the driver has not
steered theve hicle for a considerable period of
time or has remo vedth eir hands from the steering
wheel, display 1appears in the Instrument Dis-
pla y.Ifth e driver still does not steer theve hicle,
or gives no con/rmation tothe system, a warning 234
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Driving and parking

R
A driving sa fety system inter venes, e.g. ESP ®
or Active Brake Assist.
R ESP ®
is deactivated.
R A loss of tyre pressure or a defective tyre is
de tected.
R You are driving with a trailer and the electrical
connection tothe trailer hitch has been cor-
re ctly es tablished.
A A ctiv ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating Blind Spo
ating Blind Spo t Assis
t Assist ort or
A
A ctiv
ctiv e Blind Spo
e Blind Spo t Assist
t Assist
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance #
Activate or deactivate Blind Spot Assist.
or #
Activate or deactivate Act. Blind Spot Assist .A
A
ctiv
ctiv e Lane K
e Lane K eeping Assist
eeping Assist F
F
unction of A
unction of A ctiv
ctive Lane K
e Lane K eeping Assist
eeping Assist
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist monitors the area in
front of your vehicle bymeans of the multifunction
camera (/ page 214). It ser vesto protect you
against unintentionally leaving your lane. You will be
warned byvibration pulses in the steering
wheel and guided bya course-co rrecting brake
application back into your lane.
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist is available in the
speed range between 60 km/h and 200 km/h.
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist can neither reduce the
ri sk of an accident if youfa ilto adapt your driving
style nor override the la wsof ph ysics. It cannot
ta ke into account road, weather or tra1c condi-
tions. Active Lane Keeping Assist is only an aid.
Yo u are responsible for maintaining a safe dis-
ta nce totheve hicle in front, forve hicle speed, for
braking in good time and for st aying in lane.
The status of Active Lane Keeping Assist is dis-
pla yed in the on-board computer:
R Ã (gre en): Active Lane Keeping Assist is
active and operating.
R Ã (gre y): Active Lane Keeping Assist is
active but not operating.
R ·: Active Lane Keeping Assist is deactiva-
te d or there is a malfunction. If a lane-cor
recting brake application occurs, dis-
play 1appears in the Instrument Displa y.
The system does not app lythe brake if you acti-
va te the turn signal indicator.
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h Dr
h Driving Assist
iving Assist ance P
ance Pack
ackag
age:
e: ifthe
system de tects an obs tacle, such as ano ther vehi-
cle in the adjacent lane, it will apply the brake
re ga rdless of the turn signal indicator.
Yo u are warned byvibrations in the steering wheel
in thefo llowing circumstances:
R Active Lane Keeping Assist de tects a lane
marking.
R A front wheel drives overth is lane marking. 246
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Driving and parking

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You can open the co ver of there ve rsing cam-
era manually (/ page 254).
V
V iew
iew s of t
s of t he 360° Camera
he 360° Camera
Yo u can select from di.erent vie ws:1
Wide-angle vie w,front
2 Top view with image from the front camera
3 Top view with images from the side cameras
in the outside mir rors
4 Wide-angle vie w,rear
5 Top view with image from there ve rsing cam-
era
6 Top view with trailer view (vehicles with a
trailer hitch) T
T op view
op view 1
Lane indicating thero ute theve hicle will take
at the cur rent steering wheel angle
2 Warning display of Parking Assist
PA RKTRONIC
3 Your vehicle from abo ve
The colour of the individual segments of warning
display 2is based on the distance tothe de tec-
te d obstacle:
R Y
Yello
ello w segments:
w segments: obstacles at a distance
between appr ox. 0.6 m and 1.0 m
R Or
Orang
ang e segments:
e segments: obstacles at a distance
between appro x. 0.3 m and 0.6 m R
R
Red segments:
ed segments: obstacles at a very short dis-
ta nce of app rox. 0.3 m or less
When Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is ope rational
and no object is de tected, the segments of the
wa rning display are shown in grey.
Guide lines
Guide lines 1
Yellow lane marking the course the tyres will
ta ke atthe cur rent steering wheel angle
(dynamic)
2 Yellow guide line, vehicle width (driven sur-
fa ce) depending on the cur rent steering wheel
angle (dynamic) 252
252
Driving and parking

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:
4 © 5
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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switched OFF,
this means the emer gency call sys-
te m passed diagnostics successfull y.S
S
t
tar
ar ting/ending ERA
ting/ending ERA -GL
-GLON
ONASS t
ASS t es
est mode
t mode R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The star ter battery is su1ciently charge d.
R The vehicle is switched on.
R The vehicle has been stationary for at least
one minute.
% The test mode is cu rrently available in thefo l-
lowing countries, forex ample:
R Russia
R Belarus
R Kazakhstan
R Armenia
R Kyrgyzs tan #
T
To st
o st ar
art t
t t he t
he t es
est mode:t mode: press and hold the
~ button on the multifunction steering
wheel for at least /ve seconds.
The test mode is star ted and automatically
ends aTer the language test has been pe r-
fo rm ed. #
T
To st
o st op manual t
op manual t es
est mode:t mode: switch o. theve hi-
cle.
The test mode is ended. MBUX multimedia system
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ASS
YS
ASS YST PL
T PL US ser
US ser vice int
vice int erv
erval display
al display F
F
unction of t
unction of t he ASSYS
he AS SYST PL
T PL US ser
US ser vice int
vice int erv
erval dis-
al dis-
play
play The ASS
YST PLUS service inter val display on the
inst rument display informs you of the time or dis-
ta nce remaining before the next service due date.
Yo u can hide this service display using the back
button Gonthe leT-hand side of the steering
wheel.
Depending on how theve hicle is used, the
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display may shor ten
th e service inter val, e.g. in thefo llowing cases:
R Mainly short-distance driving
R When the engine is oTen leT idling for long
periods
R Intheev ent of frequent cold start phases
R V
V ehicles wit ehicles wit h a diesel par
h a diesel par ticulat
ticulate
e/lt
/lt er:
er: inthe
ev ent of frequently inter rupted rege neration of
th e diesel particulate /lter
Mercedes-Benz recommends avoiding such oper-
ating conditions. Yo
u can obtain information concerning the servic-
ing of your vehicle from a quali/ed specialist
wo rkshop, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz service cent re. Displa
Displa
ying t
ying t he ser
he ser vice due date
vice due date On-board computer:
4 Service 5
ASSYST PLUS
The next service due date is displa yed. #
T
T o e
o e xit t
xit t he displa y:
he displ ay:press the back button
G onthe leT-hand side of the steering
wheel.
Bear in mind thefo llowing related topic:
R Operating the on-board computer
(/ page 273). Inf
Inf
or
ormation on r
mation on r egular maint
egular maint enance w
enance work
ork *
N
NOOTE
TE Premature wearthro ugh failure to
obser veservice due dates Main
tenance workwhich is not car ried out at
th eright time or inco mplete ly can lead to
increased wear and damage totheve hicle. #
Adhere tothe prescribed service inter-
va ls. #
Always ha vethe prescribed maintenance
wo rkcar ried out at a quali/ed specialist
wo rkshop. N
No
ot
tes on special ser
es on special ser vice r
vice req
equir
uir ements
ements The prescribed service inter
val is based on nor-
mal operation of theve hicle. Ha vethe mainte-
nance workcar ried out more oTen than prescri-
bed if operating conditions are di1cult or the
ve hicle is subject toincreased stress.
The ASS YST PLUS service inter val display is only
an aid. The driver of theve hicle bears responsibil-
ity as rega rdsto whe ther maintenance work
needs tobe per form ed more oTen than speci/ed
based on the actual operating conditions and/or
loads.
Examples of arduous operating conditions:
R Regular city driving with frequent intermediate
stops
R Mainly short-distance driving 324 324
Maintenance and care

#
LeT-hand
LeT-hand dr
driv
ive v
e v ehicle:
ehicle: pulltab1 upwards. #
Right-hand dr
Right-hand dr iv
ive v
e v ehicle:
ehicle: pulltab1 down-
wa rds. #
Remo ve/re extinguisher 2. Flat tyre
Flat tyre
N
No
ot
tes on
es on 0at
0attyr
tyr es
es &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toa 0at
tyre
A 0at tyre se verely a.ects the driving charac-
te ristics as well as the steering and braking of
th eve hicle. T
T
yr
yr es wit
es wit hout
houtr
run-0at
un-0at c
char
har act
acter
eristics:
istics: #
Do not drive with a 0at tyre. #
Change the 0at tyre immediately with an
emer gency spa rewheel or spare wheel.
Alternativel y,consult a quali/ed special-
ist workshop.
T
T yr
yr es wit
es wit h
hr
run-0at
un-0at c
char
har act
acter
eris
istics:
tics: #
Obser vethe information and warning
no tes on MOExtended tyres (run-0at
tyres). In
theev ent of a 0at tyre, thefo llowing options are
av ailable depending on your vehicle's equipment:
R V
Vehicles wit
ehicles with MOExt h MOExtended tyr
ended tyr es:
es:it is possible
to continue the journey for a short period of
time. Make sure you obser vethe no tes on
MOExtended tyres (run-0at tyres)
(/ page 342).
R V Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h a TIREFIT kit:
h a TIREFIT kit: you can repair the
tyre so that it is possible tocontinue the jour-
ney for a short period of time. Todo this, use
th e TIREFIT kit (/ page 344). R
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h Mer
h Mercedes me connect:
cedes me connect: you can
make a call for breakdown assistance via the
ove rhead control panel in the case of a break-
down (/ page 305).
R All v
All v ehicles:
ehicles: change the wheel (/ page 373). N
No
ot
tes on MOExt
es on MOExt ended tyr
ended tyres
es(r
(run-0at
un-0at tyr
tyres)
es) &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident when driving in
limp-home mode
Driving in emer gency mode impai rsthe han-
dling characteristics of theve hicle. #
Do not exceed the permissible maximum
speed of the MOExtended tyres. #
Avoid any abrupt steering and driving
manoeuvres as well as driving over
obstacles (kerbs, pot holes, o.-road).
This applies, in particular, toa loaded
ve hicle. #
Stop driving in the emer gency mode if
yo u notice:
R banging noise 342 342
Breakdown assistance

T
T
o
o w
w -st
-st ar
arting or to
ting or towing away
wing away P
P
er
er mitt
mitt edto
ed towing met
wing met hods (non plug-in h
hods (non plug-in h ybr
ybrid)
id) Mercedes-Benz
recommends transporting your
ve hicle in the case of a breakdown, rather than
to wing it away.
Fo rto wing, use a tow rope or tow bar with bo th
axles on thegr ound. Do not use tow bar systems. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident when towing
with steering wheel lock
If th e steering wheel lock is engaged, you will
not be able tosteer theve hicle. #
When towing with a tow rope or tow bar,
alw ays switch on theve hicle. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage totheve hicle due to tow-
ing awa y incor rectly #
Obser vethe inst ructions and no tes on
to wing away. P
P
er
er mitt
mitt edto
ed towing met
wing met hods
hods V
V
ehicle eq
ehicle eq uipment/to
uipment/to wing met
wing method
hod Bot
Bot
h axles on t
h axles on t hegr
he ground
ound F
F
r
ront axle r
ont axle r aised
aised R
R
ear axle r
ear axle r aised
aised
Ve hicles with manual transmission Yes, maximum 50 km at 50 km/h Yes, maximum 50 km at 50 km/h Yes, maximum 50 km at 50 km/h
Ve hicles with automatic transmis-
sion Ye
s, maximum 50 km at 50 km/h Yes, maximum 50 km at 50 km/h Yes, maximum 50 km at 50 km/h
4MATIC vehicles Yes, maximum 50 km at 50 km/h No No354
354
Breakdown assis
tance