2018 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV transmission

temperature. Avoid driving at full engine out-
put during this time.
SETUP
:Drive systemComfort/Sport/Sport +
;Chassis Comfort/Sport/Sport +
=Transmission D/M
?ESP®On/Offor SPORT handling mode
Sport
SETUP displays the following information and
functions:
Rthe digital speedometer
Rthe gear indicator
Rthe drive system setting
Rthe suspension mode
Rthe transmission position
Rthe ESP®(Electronic Stability Program) status
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the AMGmenu.
XPress9repeatedly until SETUP appears.
RACE TIMER
Displaying and starting RACE TIMER
:Lap
;RACE TIMER
The RACE TIMER is only intended for use on a
closed race circuit. Do not use the function on
public roads. You can start the RACE TIMER when the engine
is running or if the SmartKey is in position
2in
the ignition lock.
XPress =or; on the steering wheel to
select the AMGmenu.
XPress the9button repeatedly until the
RACE TIMER appears.
XTo start: press the abutton to start the
RACE TIMER.
Displaying the intermediate time
XPress the =or; button to select
Interm. Time.
XPress ato confirm.
The intermediate time appears for five sec-
onds.
Starting a new lap
:RACE TIMER
;Fastest lap time (best lap)
=Lap
XPress ato confirm New Lap.
iIt is possible to store a maximum of sixteen
laps. The 16th lap can only be completed with
Finish Lap
.
Stopping the RACE TIMER
198Menus and submenus
On-board computer and displays

Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
T!
÷
Inoperative SeeOperator' sManual
EB D(electronic brak eforce distribution), ABS, BAS, ES P®,th eHOLD
function and hill start assist are no tavailable due to amalfunction .
Active Brake Assis tmay hav ealso failed.
A warning tone sounds.
In addition ,th e÷, åand! warning lamp smay ligh tup in
th einstrumen tcluster.
GWARNIN G
The brak esystem continues to function normally, but without th e
function slisted above. The fron tand rear wheels could therefor eloc k
if you brak ehard, for example.
The steerabilit yand braking characteristics may be severely affected.
The braking distanc ein an emergenc ybraking situation can increase.
If ES P
®is no toperational, ES P®is unable to stabiliz eth evehicle.
There is an increased ris kof skiddin gand an accident.
XDrive on carefully.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
F(US A
only)
!(Canada
only)
Tur nOn the Igni‐
tio ntoReleas etheParkingBrake
The red F(USAonly) or !(Canada only) indicator lamp lights
up.
You attempte dto release th eelectric parking brak ewhile th eignition
was switched off .
XSmartKey:tur nth eSmartKey to position 1in th eignition lock.
XKEYLESS-GO: switch on theignition .
F(USA
only)
!(Canada
only)
Please
Releas ePark‐ing Brake
The red F(USAonly) or !(Canada only) indicator lamp flashes
and awarning tone sounds. Acondition for automatic release of th e
electric parking brak eis no tfulfilled (
Ypage 145).
You are drivin gwit hth eelectric parking brak eapplied.
XReleas eth eelectric parking brak emanually.
The red F(USAonly) or !(Canada only) indicator lamp flashes
and awarning tone sounds.
You are usin gth eelectric parking brak efor emergenc ybraking
(
Ypage 145).
F(US A
only)
!(Canada
only)
Parkin gBrake See
Operator' sManual
The yellow !warning lamp lights up.
The electric parking brak eis malfunctioning .
To apply :
XSwitchth eignition off .
XPush and hold th eelectric parking brak ehandle for at least te n
seconds.
XShift th etransmission to position j.
XConsultaqualified specialist workshop .
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On-board computer and displays
Z

Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
The yellow!warning lamp and th ered F (USAonly) or !
(Canada only) indicator lamp ligh tup.
The electric parking brak eis malfunctioning .
To release:
XSwitc hoff th eignition and tur nit bac kon .
XReleas eth eelectric parking brak emanually.
or
XReleas eth eelectric parking brak eautomatically (Ypage 144).
If th eelectric parking brak estill canno tbe released:
XDo no tdrive on .
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
The redF(USAonly) or !(Canada only) indicator lamp flashes
and th eyellow !warning lamp lights up.
The electric parking brak eis malfunctioning .
To release:
XSwitc hoff th eignition and tur nit bac kon .
XReleas eth eelectric parking brak emanually.
To apply :
XSwitchoff th eignition and tur nit bac kon .
XApply th eelectric parking brak emanually.
If th ered F (USAonly) or !(Canada only) indicator lamp con-
tinue sto flash:
XDo no tdrive on .
XSecureth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 321).
XShift th etransmission to position j.
XTurn thefron twheels toward sth ecurb.
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
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Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
The yellow!warning lamp lights up. The red indicator lamp F
(US Aonly) or !(Canada only) flashes for about te nseconds after
th eelectric parking brak ehas been applie dor released. It then goe s
out or remain slit .
The electric parking brak eis malfunctioning .
XSwitchoff th eignition and tur nit bac kon .
XApply th eelectric parking brake.
If it is no tpossibl eto engage th eelectric parking brake:
XShift th etransmission to position j.
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
If it is no tpossibl eto release th eelectric parking brak emanually:
XReleas eth eelectric parking brak eautomatically (Ypage 144).
If th eelectric parking brak estill canno tbe released:
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
The yellow!warning lamp lights up. If you manually apply or
release th eelectric parking brake, th ered F (USAonly) or !
(Canada only) indicator lamp flashes .
The electric parking brak eis malfunctioning .It is no tpossibl eto apply
th eelectric parking brak emanually.
XShift th etransmission to position jas th eelectric parking brak eis
no tapplie dautomatically.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
F(USA
only)
!(Canada
only)
Parkin gBrake Inop‐
erativ e
The yellow !warning lamp lights up. The red indicator lamp F
(US Aonly) or !(Canada only) flashes for about te nseconds after
th eelectric parking brak ehas been applie dor released. It then goe s
out or remain slit .
The electric parking brak eis malfunctioning ,e.g. because of over-
voltag eor undervoltage.
XRemove th ecaus efor th eovervoltage or undervoltage, e.g. by
charging th ebattery or restarting th eengine.
XEngage or release th eelectric parking brake.
If it remain simpossible to apply or release th eelectric parking brake:
XSwitc hoff th eignition and tur nit bac kon .
XEngage or release th eelectric parking brake.
If th eelectric parking brak estill canno tbe released:
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
If th eelectric parking brak estill canno tbe applied:
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
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On-board computer and displays
Z

Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
The yellow!warning lamp lights up and th ered F (USAonly)
or ! (Canada only) indicator lamp flashes .
It is no tpossibl eto apply th eelectric parking brak emanually.
XShift th etransmission to position j.
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
$(USAonly)
J(Canada only)
Check Brake Fluid
Level
There is no tenough brak efluid in th ebrak efluid reservoir .
A warning tone sounds. The $(USAonly) or J(Canada only)
warning lamp sin th einstrumen tcluste rmay also ligh tup.
GWARNIN G
The braking effec tmay be impaired.
There is aris kof an accident.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions. Do no tcontinu edrivin g
under any circumstances.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 143).
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
XDo notadd brak efluid .This does no tcorrec tth emalfunction .
#
CheckBrakePadWear
The brak epads/linings hav ereached their wear limit.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
G
Inoperative
Oneor mor emain features of th embrace system are malfunctioning .
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
ActiveBrakeAssistFunctionsCurrentlyLimitedSee Opera‐tor's Manual
Active Brake Assis tis temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
Rth eradar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to elec -
tromagneti cradiation emitted by nearby TV or radi ostation sor
other source sof electromagneti cradiation
Rth esystem is outside th eoperating temperature range
Rth eon-boar dvoltag eis to olow.
Whe nth ecauses state dabov eno longer apply, th edisplay message
disappears.
Active Brake Assis tis operational again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 143).
XRestart th eengine.
Active BrakeAssist :SystemInop‐erative
Active Brake Assis tis unavailable due to amalfunction .Situation -
dependen tbraking assistanc emay also hav efailed.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
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Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
TirePress.Sen ‐sor(s) Missin gUSAonly:
There is no signal from th etire pressur esensor of on eor several tires .
The pressur eof th eaffecte dtire does no tappear in th emultifunction
display.
XHav eth efault ytire pressur esensor replace dat aqualified special -
ist workshop .
TirePressure Moni‐tor Inoperative NoWheel Sensor s
USAonly:
The wheels mounte ddo no thav e a suitable tire pressur esensor .The
tire pressur emonitor is deactivated.
XMoun twheels wit hsuitable tire pressur esensors.
The tire pressur emonitor is activated automatically after drivin gfor
a few minutes.
Tir ePress.Monito rInoperativeUSAonly:
The tire pressur emonitor is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
Vehicle
Display messagesPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
DepressBrake toStart EngineYou hav eattempte dto start th eengin ewit hth etransmission in posi-
tion iwithout depressing th ebrak epedal .
XDepress th ebrak epedal .
ToDeselectPorN,Depres sBrake andStart Engine
You hav eattempte dto shift th etransmission to position korh
without starting th eengine.
XStart th eengine.
XDepress th ebrak epedal .
iIt is only possibl eto shift th etransmission from position Pto th e
desire dposition if you depress th ebrak epedal .Only then can th e
parking loc kbe deactivated. If you do no tdepress th ebrak epedal ,
th eDIRECT SELECT lever can still be moved but th eparking loc k
remain sengaged.
iAt transmission fluid temperatures belo wÒ4 ‡ ( Ò20†) you can
only shift out of position Pint oanother transmission position when
th eengin eis running.
Apply Brake toShift fro m'P'You attempte dto shift th etransmission to position k,iorh
without depressing th ebrak epedal .
XDepress th ebrak epedal .
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Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
TransmissionNotinPRis kof Vehicl eRollingAwa y
The driver's door is open or no tfully closed and th etransmission is in
position k,iorh.
A warning tone also sounds.
GWARNIN G
The vehicl emay rol laway.
There is aris kof an accident.
XShift th etransmission to position j.
XSecureth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 143).
XCloseth edriver's door completely.
Servic eRequiredDoNot Shift GearsVisit Dealer
You canno tchang eth etransmission position due to amalfunction .
A warning tone also sounds.
If transmission position his selected:
XDrive to aqualified specialist workshop without shifting th etrans -
mission from position h.
If position k,iorj is selected:
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 143).
XNotify aqualified specialist workshop or breakdown service.
Onl yShift to 'P'whe nVehicl eisSta‐tionar y
The vehicl eis moving .
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XShift th etransmission to position j.
To Engage Trans‐miss. PositionRFirst DepresstheBrake
You hav eattempte dto shift from position hori to position k.
XShift thetransmission to position kwithth ebrak epedal
depressed.
ReversingNotPossi‐bleServic eRequiredThe automatic transmission is malfunctioning .You canno tbac kup.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
Transmission Mal‐functionThe automatic transmission is malfunctioning .
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
Transmission Mal‐function StopThe automatic transmission is malfunctioning .
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 143).
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
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StopVehicl eShiftto PLeave EngineRunnin g
The automatic transmission has overheated.
XDrive on carefully.
The automatic transmission is available again when th edisplay
message goe sout .
If th emultifunction display still shows th edisplay message :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 143).
XWait until th eautomatic transmission has cooled down and th edis-
play message has disappeared.
Auxiliary Batter yMalfunctionThe auxiliary battery for th eautomatic transmission is no longer bein g
charged.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
XUntilthen ,always shift th etransmission to position jbefore you
switch off th eengine.
XBefor eleaving th evehicle, apply th eelectric parking brake.
Trans. Oil Overhea‐ted Drive on wit hCare
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: th etransmission oil has overheated.
Manual drive progra mM and th etemporarily active manual drive pro -
gra mare no longer available. The engin epowe routput is reduced.
XAllow th evehicl eto cool down .
4matic CurrentlyUnavailable4MATIC has overheated. The vehicl eis only driven by th efron twheels.
XDrive on .
The airflow cools 4MATIC mor equickly.
Whe nth edisplay message goe sout ,4MATIC is available again and
th evehicl eis driven by all fou rwheels.
4matic Inoperative4MATIC is malfunctioning .The vehicl eis only driven by th efron t
wheels.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
AThe tailgateis open
GWARNIN G
Whe nth eengin eis running, exhaust gase scan ente rth evehicl einte-
rio rif th etailgat eis open .
There is aris kof poisoning .
XCloseth etailgate.
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