2021 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SALOON charging

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Hybr
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id syst em
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Towing not permitted See
Owner's Manual *T
he drive system is malfunctioning. #
Have theve hicle transpo rted only using a transpor ter or trailer (/ page 355).
ò Acoustic presence indica-
tor inoperative *T
he sound generator (acoustic vehicle warning system) is malfunctioning. No driving noises are being produced. The
ve hicle may not be heard by otherroad users. #
Drive with particular care. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop.
è
Charger cable connected *Y
ou cannot pull away while thech arging cable is connected. #
Disconnect thech arging cable from theve hicle.
Not possible to unlock
charging cable See Own-
er's Manual *T
hecharging cable connector cann otbe remo ved from thech arging station's soc ket. #
Press the EMERGENCY OFF switch on thech arging station.
If th ech arging cable connector cann otbe remo ved aTer that: Displ
aymessages and warning/indicator lamps
415
415

Displa
Displa
y messag
y messag es P
es Possible causes/conseq
ossible causes/consequences and uences andM
MSolutions
Solutions #
Request service personnel from the operator of thech arging station via the emer gency call button attached tothe
ch arging station or the emer gency call numbers.
Vehicle not currently being
charged Charging station
fault *A
malfunction has occur red in thech arging station or the RFID card is not recognised. #
Start thech arging process at a di.erent charging station.
or #
Have the RFID card checkedto ensure it is functioning.
Charging method currently
unavailable Please try
again or change charging
method *A
temp orary malfunction has occur red in thech arging station. #
Wait until the malfunction has passed.
or #
Start thech arging process at a di.erent charging station.
Charging fault Please
change charging method
See Owner's Manual *A
temp orary malfunction has occur red in thech arging station. #
Wait until the malfunction has passed.
or #
Start thech arging process at a di.erent charging station.
Only electric drive availa-
ble Power limited *T
he fuel tank is em pty and the combustion engine is switched o.. The output of your vehicle is limi ted because you
are driving in elect ric mode. 416 416
Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps

A
A
ut
ut omatic engine st
omatic engine st op
op
see ECO start/s top function
A
A ut
ut omatic fr
omatic fr ont passeng
ont passeng er airbag
er airbagshut
shuto.
o.
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator la mps...... 57
A
A ut
ut omatic measur
omatic measur es
esaTer
aTer an accident
an accident ............ 60
A
A ut
ut omatic mirr
omatic mirr or f
or folding function
olding function
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 146
A
A ut
ut omatic tr
omatic tr ansmission
ansmission
DIRECT SELECT le ver............................. 177
Drive prog rams...................................... 172
DY NAMIC SELECT switch....................... 172
Engaging drive position.......................... 179
Engaging reve rsege ar............................ 178
Kickdown............................................... 180
Manual gear changing........................... .179
Selecting park position........................... 178
St eering wheel gearshiT paddles............ 179
Tr ansmission position displ ay................. 177
Tr ansmission position s........................... 177
A
A ut ut omatic tr
omatic tr ansmission (pr
ansmission (problem) oblem)
see Transmission (problem)
Axle load
Axle load Perm issible............................................ 384
Tr ailer operatio n..................................... 399 B
B
Ball neck
Ball neck Folding out/in........................................ 265
B
B AS (Br
AS (Br ak
ake Assis
e Assist Syst t System)
em)........................... 216
Batt
Batt ery
ery
see High-voltage battery
Batt
Batt er
ery (high-v
y (high-v olt
oltag
age on-boar
e on-boar d electr
d electrical
ical
syst
syst em)
em)
see High-voltage battery
Batt
Batt er
ery (ke
y (ke y)
y)
Re placing................................................. 84
Batt
Batt er
ery (v
y (v ehicle)
ehicle)
Charging (Remo teOnline)..................... .161
No tes..................................................... 349
No tes (starting assis tance and charg-
ing)........................................................ 350
Batt
Batt er
ery oper
y oper ation
ation......................................... 156
Belt
Belt
see Seat belt
Bicy
Bicy cle r
cle r ack
ack
Load capacit y........................................ 399
Tr ailer operatio n.................................... .268 Blind Spo
Blind Spo t Assist
t Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 246
Fu nction................................................ 243
System limi tations.................................. 243
Blow
Blow er
er
see Clima tecont rol
BlueTEC BlueTEC see AdBlue ®
Bonnet Bonnet Function (active bonnet)......................... 325
Opening/closing.................................... 326
Re setting (active bonn et)........................ 325
Boo
Boo t lid
t lid
Closin g.................................................... 91
HANDS-FREE ACCESS............................. 92
Opening...................................................90
Br
Br ak
ak e Assis
e Assist Syst t System
em
see BAS (Brake Assist System)
Br
Br ak
ak e
e0uid
0uid
No tes..................................................... 393
Br
Br ak
ak e f
e f or
orce disce distr tribution
ibution
EBD (Elect ronic Brake forc e Distribu-
tion)....................................................... 218 Index
487
487

Car
Car
pe
pet (Car
t (Car e)
e)............................................... 337
Changing bulbs
Changing bulbs Dipped beam.........................................1 41
Fi tting/removing co ver (front wheel
ar ch )...................................................... 140
Main beam............................................. 141
No tes..................................................... 139
Overview................................................ 140
Re versing lights......................................1 41
Tu rn signal lights (rear)........................... 141
Changing g
Changing g ears ears
Manually................................................ 179
Changing hub caps
Changing hub caps ....................................... 373
Char
Char ging
ging
Char geleve l displa y............................... 205
Charg ing cable control panel.................. 194
Ending thech arging process (alternat-
ing cur rent, mode 2/3).......................... 200
Ending thech arging process (direct
cur rent, mode 4).................................... 204
Indica tor lamps on vehicle soc ket........... 195
No tes - charging station (mode 3)......... .191
No tes - fast charging station (mode 4)... .193
No tes - mains soc ket (Mode 2)............... 190 No
tes - wallbox (mode 3)........................ 191
No tes on charging the high-voltage
battery................................................... 188
On-board electrical system battery
(12 V).................................................... 352
Setting the maximum possible charg-
ing cur rent (mains soc ket)...................... 193
St arting thech arging process (alter-
nating cur rent, mode 2/3)..................... 197
St arting thech arging process (direct
cur rent, mode 4).................................... 201
St ow ing thech arging cable.................... 188
USB port............................................... .126
Char
Char ging cable ging cable
Control panel......................................... 194
St ow ing................................................. 188
Child safe
Child safe ty lock ty lock
Re ar door................................................ .79
Re ar side wind ows................................... 80
Child seat
Child seat Appr oval catego ries.................................66
At tach ing (no tes)..................................... .66
Basic instructions.................................... 61
Fr ont passenger seat (no tes).................... 76 Fr
ont passenger seat (without auto-
matic airbag shuto.)............................... .76
ISOFIX/i-Size (/tting).............................. .70
No tes on risks and danger s...................... 62
Re commendations forch ild restraint
systems................................................... 65
Seats suitable for belt-secured child
re straint systems..................................... 73
Seats suitable for i‑Size child restraint
systems................................................... 69
Seats suitable for ISOFIX child
re straint systems..................................... 68
Securing on the co-driver seat..................77
Securing on there ar seat......................... 75
To pTe ther................................................ 72
Childr
Childr en
en
Av oiding dangers in theve hicle............... .62
Basic instructions.................................... 61
Chock Chock Storage location..................................... 372
Chock Chock see Chock
City lighting
City lighting.................................................. 134 Index
489
489

Apply brake
toselect D or R ...................430
Apply brake toselect R .......................... 430
Au xiliary battery malfunction (red dis-
play message) ....................................... .434
Au xiliary battery malfunction (white
displ aymessage) .................................... 434
Beginning emer gency stop..................... 444
Blind Spot Assist cur rently una vailable
See Owner's Manual.............................. 445
Blind Spot Assist inoperative.................. 446
Blind Spot Assist not available when
to wing a trailer See Owner's Manual ...... 446
Cann otstart engine See Owner's
Manual................................................. .427
Charging fault Please change charging
me thod See Owner's Manual .................416
Charging me thod cur rently una vaila-
ble Please try again or change charg-
ing me thod............................................ 416 Check brake pads See Owner's Man-
ual........................................................
.439
Check tyre pressures then restart Run
Flat Indicator......................................... 462
Clutch overheated Avoid pulling away
until thewa rning goes out...................... 433
Cruise control and Limiter inoperative.... 440
Cruise control inoperative...................... 440
Cruise control o.................................... 441
Depress clutch fully tostart engine........ 433
Device de tected at diagnostics con-
nection See Owner's Manual................. .456
Drive system Malfunction Stop Switch
engine o............................................... 429
Drive system Malfunction Visit work-
shop ...................................................... 429
Fr ont-passenger airbag disabled See
Owner's Manual .................................... .404
Fr ont-passenger airbag enabled See
Owner's Manual .................................... .405 Hazard
warning lamps malfunctioning .... 412
Head-up display cur rently una vailable
See Owner's Manual.............................. 422
Head-up display inoperative ...................423
Limiter inoperative................................. 441
Limiter passive....................................... 441
N permanently active Risk of vehicle
ro lling....................................................4 31
Not possible tounlock charging cable
See Owner's Manual.............................. 415
Only elect ric drive available Power
limited................................................... 416
Only select Park (P) when vehicle is
stationary.............................................. 430
Pa rking Assist and PARKTRONIC inop-
erative See Owner's Manual................... 450
Pa rking lock inoperative Apply the
parking brake ........................................ .432
Place theke y in the mar ked space
See Owner's Manual.............................. 408 Index
495 495

PRE-SAFE inoperati
veSee Owner's
Manual.................................................. 406
Re duce speed........................................ 461
Re duced drive system per form ance
See Owner's Manual.............................. 417
Re versing not poss. Consult workshop ... 431
Risk of vehicle rolling away App ly
parking brake See Owner's Manual ........ 433
Risk of vehicle rolling awayPa rking
brake not applied See Owner's Manual ... 438
Risk of vehicle rolling Driver door
open and transmission not in P .............. 431
Ru n Flat Indica tor inoperative................. 462
Speed limit (winter tyres) XXX km/h .......443
Speed Limit Assist cur rently una vaila-
ble See Owner's Manual........................ 443
Speed Limit Assist inoperative................ 443
Te aching in transmission comple te......... 433 Te
aching in transmission Operate
selector le ver Brake for XX seconds
Risk of vehicle rolling ............................. 432
To shiT out of P or N,depress brake
and start engine.................................... .430
To switch o. the engine, press the
St art/ Stop button for at least 3 sec-
onds or 3 times...................................... 427
Tr a1c Sign Assist cur rently una vaila-
ble See Owner's Manual........................ 445
Tr a1c Sign Assist inoperative................. 445
Tr ansmission Malfunction ....................... 432
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop............... 431
Tr ansmission Malfunction Visit work-
shop ...................................................... 433
Ty re press. monitor cur rently una vaila-
ble......................................................... 458
Ty re press. monitor inoperative .............. 458
Ty re press. monitor inoperative No
wheel sensors ........................................ 459 Ty
re pressure Check tyres ...................... 461
Ty re(s) ove rheated .................................. 461
Ve hicle not cur rently being charged
Charging station fault............................. 416
Wi per malfunctioning .............................426
Wi thout changing gear, consult work-
shop ............................................. .418, 431
Wi thout starting engine again, consult
wo rkshop ............................................... 418
Dist
Dist ance contr
ance contr ol ol
see Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
DIS
DIS TR
TRONIC
ONIC
see Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
Door
Door Additional door loc k................................. 86
Child saf ety lock (rear door )..................... 79
Locking/unlocking (emer gency key)........ .89
Opening (from inside).............................. .86
Unlo cking (from inside)............................ 86
Door contr
Door contr ol panel
ol panel......................................... 18
Dra
Dra wbar
wbar
see Tow- bar system 496
496
Index

Fu
se box in the front passenger foot-
we ll........................................................ 361
No tes..................................................... 360 G
G
Gar
Gar ag
age door opener
e door opener
Clea ring the memory.............................. 209
Gar
Gar ag
age door openers
e door openers
Opening/closing the door......................2 09
Prog ramming buttons............................. 207
Re solving problems................................ 208
Syn chronising thero lling code................ 208
Gear
Gear shiT
shiT r
recommendation
ecommendation................... 177, 180
Genuine par
Genuine par ts
ts................................................ 25
Glide mode
Glide mode.................................................. 181
Gr Gr oss mass
oss mass.................................................. 384 H
H
Handbr Handbr ake
ake
see Electric parking brake
Handling c Handling c har
haract
acter
eris
istics (unusual)tics (unusual) ................ 363
HANDS-FREE A
HANDS-FREE A CCESS CCESS................................... 92 Hazar
Hazar
d w
d war
arning lights
ning lights................................... 133
Head r
Head r es
estr traint
aint
Fr ont (adjusting mechanically)................ 110
Re ar (adjusting)..................................... .111
Re ar (removing//tting)........................... 112
Head-up displ ay
Head-up display
Adjusting brightness (on-board com-
puter).................................................... 277
Ad justing display elements (on-board
co mp uter).............................................. 277
Care...................................................... 337
Fu nction................................................ 276
Menu (on-boa rdcomputer)..................... 277
Operating the memory function.............. 117
Setting the position (on-board com-
puter).................................................... 277
Switching on/o.....................................2 78
Headlam Headlam p
p0ashing
0ashing ........................................ 132
Headlam
Headlam ps
ps
see Automatic driving lights
Heating
Heating see Climate control
Help call
Help call see Mercedes-Benz emer gency call system High beam
High beam
Activating/deactivating.......................... 132
High beam
High beam see Adaptive Highbeam Assist
see Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus
High-pr
High-pr essur
essure cleaner (car
e cleaner (car e)
e)........................ 333
High-v
High-v olt
oltag
age batt
e batt ery
ery
Char geleve l displa y............................... 205
Charg ing cable control panel.................. 194
Charging duration.................................. 396
Connection types...................................3 96
Ending thech arging process (alternat-
ing cur rent, mode 2/3).......................... 200
Ending thech arging process (direct
cur rent, mode 4).................................... 204
Energy 0ow displa y................................. 293
General no tes on chargin g.................... .188
Indicator lamps on vehicle soc ket........... 195
No tes on charging (charging station,
mode 3)................................................ .191
No tes on charging (fast charging sta-
tion, mode 4)......................................... 193
No tes on charging (mains soc ket,
mode 2)................................................. 190
No tes on charging (wallbox, mode 3)...... 191 500 500
Index

see Map
see
Route
N N eutr
eutr al
al
Engaging................................................ 178
N
Noise oise
Wheels and tyres................................... 363
Wheels/tyres......................................... 363 O
O
Occupant safe
Occupant safe ty
ty
see Airbag
see Automatic co-driver airbag shuto.
see Automatic measures aTer an accident
see Child seat
see Pets in theve hicle
see Post-collision brake
see PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipa tory occu-
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
see Restraint system
see Seat belt
Oil
Oil
see Engine oil On-boar On-boar
d com
d comput
puter
er
Displa yingthe service due dat e.............. 324
Head-up display menu............................ 277
Instrument displa y................................. 276
Menu overview.......................................2 73
Operating.............................................. 273
On-boar
On-boar d diagnos
d diagnostics int tics interf
erface
ace
see Diagnostics connection
On-boar
On-boar d electr
d electrical syst
ical syst em batt
em batter
ery (12 V)
y (12 V)
Charging................................................ 352
Re placing.............................................. .353
St arting assis tance............................... .352
On-boar On-boar d electr
d electronics
onics
Engine electronics................................. 381
No tes..................................................... 381
Tw o-w ayradios...................................... 381
on-demand f on-demand f eature
eature
Ac tivating................................................. 26
No tes...................................................... .26
Online ser
Online ser vices
vices
Data storag e............................................ 44
Online ser
Online ser vices
vices
see In-Car O1ce
Open-sour
Open-sour ce
cesoTw
soTw are
are................................... .45Opening t
Opening t
he boo
he boot lid using y
t lid using y our f
our foot
oot
HANDS-FREE ACCESS............................. 92
Oper
Oper ating
ating 0uids
0uids
Ad Blue ®
................................................ .390
Ad ditives (fuel)....................................... 388
Brake 0uid............................................. 393
Coolant (engine).................................... 393
Engine oil............................................... 391
Fu el (diesel)........................................... 388
Fu el (petrol)........................................... 387
No tes..................................................... 385
windsc reen washer 0uid........................ .394
Oper
Oper ating safe ating safe ty
ty
Declaration of conformity (electro-
magnetic compatibility)............................ 29
Declaration of conformity (jack)...............36
Declaration of conformity (TIREFIT kit)...... 37
Declaration of conformity (wireless
ve hicle components)................................ 29
Informatio n..................................... ......... 27
Oper
Oper ating syst ating syst em
em
see On-boa rdcomputer
Output
Output see Powe r me ter 506
506
Index