2021 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SALOON headlamp

Changing bulbs (only
forve hicles with hal-
ogen headlamps) ......................................... 139
Wi ndsc reen wipers and windscreen
wa sher system ............................................ 141
Mir rors ........................................................ 144 Climat
Climat
e contr
e control ol........................................... 147 147
Overview of climate control systems ............ 147
Operating the climate control system .......... 148 Dr
Dr
iving and par
iving and par king
king..................................... 156 156
Driving ........................................................1 56
DY NAMIC SELECT switch ........................... .172
Manual transmission ................................... 175
Au tomatic transmission .............................. .177
Fu nction of the 4MATIC ...............................1 81
Re fuelling .................................................... 182
Charging the high-voltage battery (plug-in
hy brid) ........................................................ 188
Pa rking .......................................................2 05
Driving and driving saf ety sy stems ............... 213
Tr ailer hitch ................................................ .264
Bicycle rack function ................................... 268
Ve hicle towing instructions .......................... 270 Ins
Ins
tr
trument displa
ument displa y and on-boar
y and on-boar d com-
d com-
put
put er
er........................................................... 271 271
No tes on the inst rument display and on-
board computer .......................................... 271
Overview of instrument display .................... 272
Overview of buttons on the steering wheel ... 273
Operating the on-board computer ................2 73
Fu nction of the po wer me ter (plug-in
hy brid) ........................................................ 275
Fu nction of the electric mo tor po wer
av ailability displ ay(plug-in hybrid) ................ 275
Displaying the po wer me ter (plug-in
hy brid) ........................................................ 276
Overview of displa ysinthe inst rument
display ........................................................ 276
Head-up display .......................................... 276 MBUX multimedia syst MBUX multimedia syst
em
em........................... .279
279
Overview and operation ............................... 279
System settings .......................................... 288
Plug-in hybrid settings ................................ .292
Na vigation .................................................. .293
Te lephone ................................................... 302
Mercedes me app ....................................... 305 Mercedes-Benz emer
gency call system ....... 314
Ra dio & media ............................................ .318
Sound settings ............................................ 323 Maint Maint
enance and car
enance and car e
e................................. 324 324
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display .......... 324
Engine compartment ................................... 325
Cleaning and care ....................................... 331 Br Br
eakdo
eakdo wn assist
wn assist ance
ance................................. 340 340
Emer gency .................................................. 340
Flat tyre ...................................................... 342
Battery (vehicle) .......................................... 349
To w- starting or towing away ........................ 354
Electrical fuses ............................................ 360 Wheels and tyr Wheels and tyr
es
es......................................... 363 363
No tes on noise or unusual handling char-
acteristics ................................................... 363
No tes on regula rly inspecting wheels and
tyres .......................................................... .363
No tes on snow chains ................................. 363
Ty re pressure .............................................. 364 Contents
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Ext
Ext
er
erior lighting
ior lighting N
No
ot
tes on c
es on c hanging t
hanging t he lights when dr
he lights when dr iving abr
iving abroad
oad It is not necessary
toadjust the headlamps. The
legal requ irements are also met in countries in
which tra1c drives on theot her side of thero ad. Inf
Inf
or
ormation about lighting syst
mation about lighting syst ems and y
ems and your
our
r
r esponsibility
esponsibility The
various lighting systems of theve hicle are
only aids. The driver of theve hicle is responsible
fo r cor rect vehicle illumination in accordance with
th e pr evailing light and visibility conditions, legal
re qu irements and tra1c situation. Light switch
Light switch
Oper
Oper
ating t
ating t he light switch
he light switch 1
W LeT-hand parking lights
2 X Right-hand parking lights
3 T Standing lights and licence plate light-
ing
4 Ã Automatic driving lights (prefer red light
switch position) 5
L Low beam/high beam
6 R Switches there ar fog light on/o.
When low beam is activated, theT indicator
lamp forth e standing lights will be deactivated
and replaced bytheL low- beam indicator
lamp. #
Always park your vehicle safely using su1cient
lighting, in accordance with there leva nt legal
stipulations.
* N
NOOTE
TE Battery dis charging byoperating the
standing lights Operating
the standing lights over a period of
hours puts a strain on the batter y. #
Where possible, switch on theright X
or leT Wparking light. Fo
rve hicles that are wider than 2 m or lon ger
th an 6 m,single-sided parking lighting is not per-
mitted in some countries. In this case, the stand-
ing lights are also switched on in the parking
lights position. 130
130
Light and sight

If
th e battery is insu1cient lych arge d, the stand-
ing lights or parking lights will be switched o.
automatically tofacilitate the next engine start.
The exterior lighting (e xcept standing and parking
lights) will switch o. automatically when the driv-
er's door is opened.
R Obser vethe no tes on sur round lighting
(/ page 138).
A
A ut
ut omatic dr
omatic dr iving lights function
iving lights function
When theve hicle is switched on, the standing
lights, low beam and daytime running lights are
switched on automatically depending on the light
conditions. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident when the
dipped beam is switched o. in poor visi-
bility
When the light switch is set toà ,the
dipped beam may not be switched on auto-
matically if there is fog, snow or other causes
of poor visibility such as spr ay.#
In such cases, turn the light switch to
L . The automatic driving lights are only an aid.
Yo u
are responsible forve hicle lighting.
Switc Switc hing t
hing t he r
he rear f
ear f og lights on or
og lights on or o.
o.
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The light switch is in theL orà posi-
tion. #
Press the R button.
Please obser vethe count ry-speci/c la wsonthe
use of rear fog lamps.
R
R egulating headlam
egulating headlam p r
p rang
ang e (halog
e (halog en headlam
en headlam ps)
ps)
The headla mprange adjuster all owsyo uto adjust
th e cone of light from the headlamps in relation to
th eve hicle's load condition. g
Driver's seat and front passen ger seat occu-
pied
1 Driver's seat, front passenger seat and rear
seats occupied
2 Driver's seat, front passen ger seat and rear
seats occupied, boot laden
3 Driver's seat and front passen ger seat occu-
pied and maximum permissible rear axle load
utilised Light and sight
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131

#
Turn the headlamp range adjuster tothe posi-
tion that cor responds tothe load condition of
yo ur vehicle. Oper
Oper
ating t
ating t he combination switc
he combination switc h f
h for t
or t he lights
he lights 1
High beam
2 Turn signal light, right 3
Headlamp 0ashing
4 Turn signal light, leT #
Use the combination switch toactivate the
desired function.
Switc
Switc hing on high beam
hing on high beam #
Turn the light switch totheL orÃ
position. #
Push the combination switch in the direction
of ar row 1.
When the high beam is activated, the indicator
lamp for low beam Lwill be deactivated
and replaced bythe indicator lamp for high
beam K.
Switc
Switc hing
hingo.
o.high beam
high beam #
Push the combination switch in the direction
of ar row 1 or pull it in the direction of ar row
3 .
Headlam
Headlam p
p0ashing
0ashing #
Pull the combination switch in the direction of
ar ro w 3. T
T
ur
ur n signal light
n signal light #
T
To indicat
o indicat e
ebr
br ie0y:
ie0y: push the combination
switch brie0y tothe point of resis tance in the
direction of ar row 2 or4.
The cor responding turn signal light will 0ash
th re e times. #
T
To indicat
o indicat e per
e permanentl y:
manent ly:push the combina-
tion switch be yond the point of resistance in
th e direction of ar row 2 or4. 132
132
Light and sight

A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating t
ating the hazar
he hazar d w
d war
arning lights
ning lights #
Press button 1.
The hazard warning lights will switch on automati-
cally if:
R the airbag has been deplo yed.
R theve hicle is heavily braked from a speed of
more than 70 km/h toa standstill. When
you pull away again, the hazard warning
light system will switch o. automatically at
appr oximately 10 km/h. You can also switch o.
th e hazard warning light system using button 1. A A
dap
dap tiv
tive functions, MUL
e functions, MUL TIBEAM LED
TIBEAM LED Int Int
ellig ellig ent Light Syst
ent Light Syst em function
em function
The MULTIBEAM LED headlamp s adapttothe
driving and weather situation and pr ovide exten-
ded functions for impr oved illumination of the
ro ad.
The system comprises thefo llowing functions:
R Active headlamps (/ page 133)
R Cornering light (/ page 134)
R Motorw ay mode (/ page 134)
R City lighting (/ page 134)
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
R The system is active only when it is dar k.A
A
ctiv
ctiv e headlam
e headlamps function ps function R
The headlamps follow the steering mo ve-
ments.
R Releva nt areas are better illumina ted during a
journe y.
The functions are active when the high beam is
switched on. Light and sight
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133

#
T
To r
o r emov
emov e:
e:turn co ver1 tothe leT and
re mo veit from the wheel ar chliner. #
T
To
o /t:
/t: insert co ver1 into the wheel ar chliner
and turn it totheright until it engages.
R
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 140). #
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 140). 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
indscr
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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%
Ifth e battery has been disconnected or com-
ple tely dischar ged, you will ha vetoreset the
outside mir rors. Only then will the automatic
mir rorfo lding function workproper ly. #
T
To r
o r eset:
eset: brie0y press button 2.
An outside mir rorth at has been pushed out of
position can be engaged in position again as fol-
lo ws: #
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit hout electr
hout electr icall
ically f
y folding outside
olding outside
mirr
mirr or
ors:
s: manually mo vethe outside mir ror into
th e cor rect position. #
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h electr
h electricall
ically f
y folding outside mir-
olding outside mir-
r
r ors
ors: press and hold button 2.
Yo u will hear a click and the mir ror will audibly
click into place. The outside mir ror will now be
set tothe cor rect position. A
A
ut
ut omatic anti-dazzle mirr
omatic anti-dazzle mirr or
ors function
s function &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of acid burns and poison-
ing due tothe anti-dazzle mir ror electro-
ly te
Electrolyte may escape if the glass in an auto-
matic anti-dazzle mir ror breaks.
The electrolyte is hazardous tohealth and cau-
ses ir rita tion. It must not come into contact
with your skin, eyes, respiratory or gans or
clo thing or be swallo wed. #
Ifyo u come into contact with electrolyte,
obser vethefo llowing:
R Immediate lyrinse the electrolyte
from your skin with water and seek
medical attention.
R If electrolyte comes into contact with
your eyes, immediately rinse them
th oroughly with clean water and seek
medical attention.
R Ifth e electrolyte is swallo wed, imme-
diately rinse your mouth out thor-
oughl y.Do not induce vomiting. Seek
medical attention immediatel y. R
Immediately change out of clo thing
which has been contaminated with
electrolyte.
R If an allergic reaction occurs, seek
medical attention immediatel y. The inside
rear-view mir ror and the outside mir ror
on the driver's side will automatically go into anti-
dazzle mode if light from a headlamp hits the sen-
sor on the inside rear-view mir ror.
Syst Syst em limits
em limits
The system will not go into anti-dazzle mode if: R theve hicle is switched o..
R Reversege ar is engaged.
R The interior lighting is switched on. F
F
r
ront-passeng
ont-passeng er outside mirr
er outside mirr or par
or parking position
king position
function
function The parking position makes parking easier. Light and sight
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145

Do not
exceed thefo llowing values:
R Perm issible towing capacity
R Perm issible rear axle load of theto wing vehi-
cle
R Perm issible gross weight of theto wing vehicle
R Perm issible gross weight of the trailer
R Maximum permissible speed of the trailer
Ensure thefo llowing before starting a journe y:
R The tyre pressure on there ar axle of theto w-
ing vehicle is set for a maximum load
R The lighting of the connected trailer is opera-
tional
R V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit hout LED headlam
hout LED headlam ps or MUL
ps or MULTI-
TI-
BEAM LED headlam
BEAM LED headlam ps:
ps:the headlamps ha ve
been set cor rectly
In theev ent of increased rear axle load, the car/
trailer combination must not exceed a maximum
speed of 100 km/h forre asons conce rning the
operating permit. This also applies in countries in
which the permissible maximum speed for car/
trailer combinations is abo ve100 km/h. F
F
olding t
olding t he ball nec
he ball nec k out and in
k out and in &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due tothe ball
neck not being engaged
If th e ball neck is not engaged, the trailer may
come loose. #
Always engage the ball neck as descri-
bed. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury from ball neck
swinging outwards
The ball neck may swing outwards when
unlocking or when it has not been proper ly
engaged.
There is a risk of injury within the ball neck's
ra nge of mo vement! #
Unlock the ball neck only when its range
of mo vement is unobstructed. #
Always be sure the ball neck is engaged
when folding in wards. *
N NOOTE
TE Increased risk of damage toprop-
erty due tofolded-out ball neck #
When the trailer is not coupled or the
bicycle rack is attached, fold in the ball
neck or, in the case of a fully electric
trailer hitch, retract the ball nec k. *
N
NO
OTE
TE Damage totheve hicle due toincor-
re ct use of the trailer hitch When a trailer hitch is used
toreco ver a vehi-
cle, theve hicle may be damaged in the proc-
ess. #
Use the trailer hitch only for pulling a
trailer or attaching appr oved car rier sys-
te ms (e.g. a bicycle rack ). R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is secured against rolling away.
R The swivel range is clear.
R The trailer cables or ada pter plugs ha vebeen
re mo ved. Driving and parking
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