2019 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA steering

TheParking Assist Active Select RParking Assist Active Select RObserve SurroundingsObserve Surroundingsmessage appears onthe multifunction display.
As soon as the parking procedure is complete,theActive Parking Assist FinishedActive Parking Assist Finishedmes-sage appears and a warning tone sounds. Thevehicle is now parked.
The vehicle is kept stationary without thedriver having to depress the brake pedal. Thebraking effect is canceled when you depressthe accelerator pedal.
Active Parking Assist no longer supports youwith steering interventions and brake applica-tions. When Active Parking Assist is finished,you must steer and brake again yourself.Active Parking Assist is still available.
Parking tips:
RThe way your vehicle is positioned in theparking space after parking is dependent onvarious factors. These include the positionand shape of the vehicles parked in frontand behind it and the conditions of the loca-tion. It may be the case that Active ParkingAssist guides you too far into a parkingspace, or not far enough into it. In somecases, it may also lead you across or ontothe curb. If necessary, cancel the parkingprocedure with Active Parking Assist.
RYou can also preselect transmission position[. The vehicle redirects and does not driveas far into the parking space. Should thetransmission change take place too early,the parking procedure is canceled. A sensi-ble parking position can no longer be ach-ieved from this position.
Exiting a parking space
In order that Active Parking Assist can supportyou when exiting the parking space:
Ryou need to have parked using Active Park-ing Assist.
Rthe border of the parking space must behigh enough at the front and the rear. Acurb stone is too small, for example.
Rthe border of the parking space must not betoo wide, as the position of the vehicle mustnot exceed an angle of 45° to the startingposition as it is maneuvered into the parkingspace.
Ra maneuvering distance of at least 3.3 ft(1.0 m) must be available.
Active Parking Assist can only assist you withexiting a parking space if you have parked thevehicle parallel to the direction of travel usingActive Parking Assist.
iIf Active Parking Assist detects obstacles,Active Parking Assist brakes automaticallywhile the vehicle is exiting the parkingspace. You are responsible for braking ingood time.
XStart the engine.
XRelease the electric parking brake.
XSwitch on the turn signal in the directionyou will drive out of the parking space.
XShift the transmission to position[or^.TheStart Parking Assist?Start Parking Assist?Yes: OKYes: OKNo:No:8message appears on the multifunctiondisplay.
XTo cancel the procedure:press the8button on the multifunction steering wheelor pull away.
or
XTo exit a parking space using ActiveParking Assist:press thevbutton onthe multifunction steering wheel.TheParking Assist Active Acceler‐Parking Assist Active Acceler‐ate and Brakeate and BrakeObserve SurroundingsObserve Surroundingsmessage appears on the multifunction dis-play.
XLet go of the multifunction steering wheel.
XPull away, being ready to brake at all times.Do not exceed a maximum speed of approx-imately 6 mph (10 km/h)when exiting aparking space. Otherwise, Active ParkingAssist will be canceled.
XDepending on the message or as required,shift the transmission to position[or^.Active Parking Assist immediately steers inthe other direction. TheParking AssistParking AssistActive Accelerate and BrakeActive Accelerate and BrakeObserveObserveSurroundingsSurroundingsmessage appears on themultifunction display.
iYou will achieve the best results by waitingfor the steering procedure to completebefore pulling away.
If you back up after activation, the steeringwheel is moved to the straight-ahead posi-tion.
XDrive forwards and reverse as prompted bythe Active Parking Assist warning displays,several times if necessary.
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Once you have exited the parking space com-pletely, the steering wheel is moved to thestraight-ahead position. You hear a tone andtheActive Parking Assist FinishedActive Parking Assist Finishedmes-sage appears on the multifunction display. Youwill then have to steer and merge into trafficon your own. Active Parking Assist is still avail-able. You can take over the steering before thevehicle has exited the parking space com-pletely. This is useful, for example when yourecognize that it is already possible to pull outof the parking space.
Canceling Active Parking Assist
XStop the movement of the multifunctionsteering wheel or steer yourself.Active Parking Assist will be canceled atonce. TheActive Parking Assist Can‐Active Parking Assist Can‐celedceledmessage appears in the multifunctiondisplay.
or
XPress the PARKTRONIC button(Ypage 173).Active Parking Assist is switched off andActive Parking Assist is immediately can-celed. TheActive Parking Assist Can‐Active Parking Assist Can‐celedceledmessage appears in the multifunctiondisplay.
Active Parking Assist is canceled automaticallyif:
Rthe electric parking brake is engaged
Rtransmission position]is selected
Rparking using Active Parking Assist is nolonger possible
Ryou are driving faster than 6 mph (10 km/h)
Ra wheel spins, ESP®intervenes or fails. Insuch cases the

Rif the camera lens is dirty or obstructed.Observe the notes on cleaning(Ypage 283)
Rif the rear of your vehicle is damaged. In thiscase, have the camera position and settingchecked at a qualified specialist workshop.
The field of vision and other functions of therear view camera may be restricted due toadditional accessories on the rear of the vehi-cle (e.g. license plate holder, rear bicyclerack).
iThe contrast of the display may be affec-ted by the sudden presence of sunlight orother light sources, e.g. when exiting agarage. Pay particular attention in this situa-tion.
iIf usability is severely restricted, e.g. dueto pixel errors, have the display repaired orreplaced.
Activating/deactivating the rear view
camera
XTo activate:make sure that the SmartKeyis in positionHin the ignition lock.
XMake sure that theActivation by R gearActivation by R gearfunction is selected in the multimedia sys-tem; see the Digital Operator's Manual.
XEngage reverse gear.The area behind the vehicle is shown withguide lines in the multimedia system dis-play.
The image from the rear view camera isavailable throughout the maneuvering proc-ess.
To deactivate:the rear view camera deacti-vates if you shift the transmission to]orafter driving forwards a short distance.
The inner segments of the warning indicatorare displayed in red if there is a complete sys-tem failure. The indicator lamp in thePARKTRONIC button lights up.
If the system fails at the rear of the vehicle:
Rthe rear segments are shown in red whenbacking up.
Rthe rear segments are hidden when drivingforwards.
Messages in the multimedia system
display
The rear view camera may show a distortedview of obstacles, show them incorrectly ornot at all. The rear view camera does not showobjects in the following positions:
Rvery close to the rear bumper
Runder the rear bumper
Rin the area immediately above the tailgatehandle
!Objects not at ground level may appear tobe further away than they actually are, e.g.:
Rthe bumper of a parked vehicle
Rthe drawbar of a trailer
Rthe ball coupling of a trailer tow hitch
Rthe rear section of an HGV
Ra slanted post
Use the guidelines only for orientation.Approach objects no further than the bot-tom-most guideline.
CYellow guide line at a distance of approx-imately 13 ft (4.0 m) from the rear of thevehicle
DWhite guide line without steering input –vehicle width including the exterior mirrors(static)

Reverse perpendicular parking with
steering input
CParking space marking
DYellow guide line for the vehicle widthincluding the exterior mirrors, at the cur-rent steering wheel angle (dynamic)
XDrive past the parking space and bring thevehicle to a standstill.
XMake sure that the rear view camera isswitched on (Ypage 179).The lane and the guide lines are shown.
XWhile the vehicle is at a standstill, turn thesteering wheel in the direction of the park-ing space until yellow guide lineDreachesparking space markingC.
XMaintain the steering input and reversecarefully.
CYellow guide line for the vehicle widthincluding the exterior mirrors, at the cur-rent steering wheel angle (dynamic)
XStop the vehicle when it is almost exactly infront of the parking space.The white lane should be as close to parallelwith the parking space marking as possible.
CWhite guide line at the current steeringinput
DParking space marking
XTurn the steering wheel to the center posi-tion while the vehicle is stationary.
CRed guide line at a distance of approx-imately 12 in (0.30m) fromthe rear area
DWhite guide line without steering input

If the lanes are narrow, vehicles driving in thelane beyond the lane next to your vehicle maybe indicated, especially if the vehicles are notdriving in the middle of their lane. This may bethe case if the vehicles are driving on the innerside of their lane.
Due to the nature of the system:
Rwarnings may be issued in error when driv-ing close to crash barriers or similar solidlane borders.
Rwarnings may be interrupted when you aredriving alongside particularly long vehicles,such as trucks, for a prolonged time.
Warning display
CWarning display
Blind Spot Assist is not active at speeds belowapproximately 20 mph (30 km/h). Vehicles inthe monitoring range are then not indicated.
When Blind Spot Assist is activated, indicatorlampCin the exterior mirrors lights up yellowat speeds of up to 20 mph (30 km/h). Atspeeds above 20 mph (30 km/h), the indicatorlamp goes out and Blind Spot Assist is opera-tional.
If a vehicle is detected within the blind spotmonitoring range at speeds above 20 mph(30 km/h), warning lampCon the corre-sponding side lights up red. This warning isalways emitted when a vehicle enters the blindspot monitoring range from behind or from theside. When you overtake a vehicle, the warningonly occurs if the difference in speed is lessthan 7 mph (12 km/h).
The yellow indicator lamp goes out if reversegear is engaged. In this event, Blind SpotAssist is no longer active.
The brightness of the indicator/warning lampsis adjusted automatically according to theambient light.
Collision warning
If a vehicle is detected in the monitoring rangeof Blind Spot Assist and you switch on the cor-responding turn signal, a double warning tonesounds. Red warning lampCflashes. If theturn signal remains on, vehicles detected areindicated by the flashing of red warninglampC. There are no further warning tones.
Switching on Blind Spot Assist
XMake sure that Blind Spot Assist is activa-ted in the on-board computer (Ypage 198).
XTurn the SmartKey to positionHin the igni-tion lock.Warning lampsCin the exterior mirrorslight up red for approximately 1.5 secondsand then turn yellow.
Lane Keeping Assist
General notes
Lane Keeping Assist monitors the area in frontof your vehicle by means of multifunction cam-eraCwhich is attached behind the top of thewindshield. Lane Keeping Assist detects lanemarkings on the road and can warn you beforeyou leave your lane unintentionally.
This function is available in the range between40 mph and 120 mph (60 km/h and200 km/h).
A warning may be given if a front wheel passesover a lane marking. It will warn you by meansof intermittent vibration in the steering wheelfor up to 1.5 seconds.
Important safety notes
GWARNING
Lane Keeping Assist cannot always clearly
detect lane markings.
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Driving and parking

Trip menu
Standard display
XPress and hold the8button on thesteering wheel until theTripTripmenu with tripodometerCand odometerDappears.
Trip computer "From Start" or "From
Reset"
CDistance
DDriving time

XEstablish a Bluetooth®connection to themultimedia system (see the Digital Opera-tor's Manual).
XPress theYorebutton on the steer-ing wheel to select theTelTelmenu.
You will see one of the following display mes-sages in the multifunction display:
RPhone READYPhone READYor the name of the networkprovider: the mobile phone has found a net-work and is ready to receive.
RPhone No ServicePhone No Service: there is no networkavailable or the mobile phone is searchingfor a network.
Accepting a call
If someone calls you when you are in theTelTelmenu, a display message appears in the multi-function display.
You can accept a call at any time, even if youare not in theTelTelmenu.
XPress theabutton on the steering wheelto accept an incoming call.
Rejecting or ending a call
You can end or reject a call anytime, even ifyou are not in theTelTelmenu.
XPress thevbutton on the steering wheelto reject or end a call.
Selecting an entry in the phone book
XPress theYorebutton on the steer-ing wheel to select theTelTelmenu.
XPress thec,dorvbutton toswitch to the phone book.
XAuthorize access to the phone book on thephone.
XPress thecordbutton to select thedesired name.
or
XTo begin rapid scrolling:press and holdthecordbutton for longer than onesecond.Rapid scrolling stops when you release thebutton or reach the end of the list.
XIf only one telephone number is storedfor a name:press theaorvbuttonto start dialing.
or
XIf there is more than one number for aparticular name:press theaorvbutton to display the numbers.
XPress thecordbutton to select thenumber you want to dial.
XPress theaorvbutton to start dial-ing.
or
XIf you do not want to make a call:pressthevor8button.
Redialing
The on-board computer saves the last namesor numbers dialed in the redial memory.
XPress theYorebutton on the steer-ing wheel to select theTelTelmenu.
XPress theabutton to switch to theredial memory.
XPress thecordbutton to select thedesired name or number.
XPress theaorvbutton to start dial-ing.
or
XIf you do not want to make the call:pressthevor8button.
Assistance menu
Introduction
Depending on the equipment installed in thevehicle, you have the following options in theDriveAssistDriveAssistmenu:
RDisplaying the assistance graphic(Ypage 197)
RDeactivating/activating ESP®(exceptMercedes‑AMG vehicles) (Ypage 197)
RActivating/deactivating Active Brake Assist(Ypage 197)
RActivating/deactivating ATTENTION ASSIST(Ypage 198)
RActivating/deactivating Blind Spot Assist(Ypage 198)
RActivating/deactivating Lane Keeping Assist(Ypage 198)
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On-board computer and displays

This function is only available if you havestored at least two laps and have stopped theRACETIMER.
XPress theYorebutton on the steer-ing wheel to select theAMGAMGmenu.
XPresscrepeatedly until a lap evaluationappears.Each lap appears in a separate submenu.The fastest lap is indicated by flashing sym-bolC.
XPress thecordbutton to select adifferent lap evaluation.
Display messages
Introduction
General notes
Display messages appear in the multifunction display.
Display messages with graphic displays may be shown in simplified form in the Operator's Man-ual and may therefore differ from the multifunction display.
Please respond in accordance with the display messages and follow the additional notes in thisOperator's Manual.
Certain display messages are accompanied by an audible warning tone or a continuous tone.
When the ignition is switched off, all display messages are deleted, apart from some high-prioritydisplay messages. Once the causes of the high-priority display messages have been rectified, thecorresponding display messages are also deleted.
When you stop and park the vehicle, please observe the notes on:
RHOLD function (Ypage 165)
RParking (Ypage 145)
Hiding display messages
XPress thevor8button on the steering wheel.The multifunction display hides the display message.
The multifunction display shows high-priority display messages in red. Some high-priority displaymessages cannot be hidden.
The multifunction display shows these messages continuously until the causes for the messageshave been remedied.
Message memory
The on-board computer saves certain display messages in themessage memory. You can callup the display messages:
XPress theYorebutton on the steering wheel to select theServ.Serv.menu.If there are display messages, the multifunction display shows2 Messages2 Messages, for example.
XPress thecordbutton to select the entry, e.g.2 Messages2 Messages.
XPressvto confirm.
XPress thecordbutton to scroll through the display messages.
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