2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA engine

Tow
ingand tow-starti ng Impo
rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
Fun ctio nsreleva ntto safety areres tric ted or
no longe rav ailabl e if:
R the engineisnot running
R the brakesystem orthe powe rstee ringis
ma lfunctio ning
R the reisama lfunctio nin the powe rsu pp ly
or the vehicle's electri calsystem
Wh enyour veh icleis tow edaway ortow ed
sta rted ,yo uma yreq uire cons idera blymor e
eff ort tostee rand brake. Thereisaris kof
an acc ident.
In such cas es, useatow bar.Befo rebeing
tow edaway ortow started ,ma kesure the
stee ringmov esfreely. G
WA
RNING
Yo ucan nolonge rstee rthe vehicleif the
stee ringwh eello ck hasbe en eng aged .
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
Alw ayssw itch offthe igniti onwhen tow ing
the vehiclewi th atow cableor atow bar. G
WA
RNING
Wh entow ingortow -sta rtingano therveh icle
and itsweight isgre atertha nthe permi ssi-
bl e gro sswe ight ofyour veh icle, the :
R the towingeyecou ldde tach itself
R the vehicle/tra iler comb inationcou ldrol l-
ove r.
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
Wh entow ingortow -sta rtingano therveh i-
cle ,its weight sho uld not begre atertha n
the permi ssible gro sswe ight ofyour veh icle.
Deta ils on the permi ssible gro ssveh iclewe ight
of your veh iclecan befou ndonthe vehicle
id enti ficati on plate (Ypage 334 ).
! Wh
enActiv eBra keAssi st,Activ eDis tance
Assi stDISTR ONICor the HOLD functio nis
acti vated ,the vehiclebra kes automa tically
in certa insitua tions. To
avoid da ma getothe vehicle, de acti vate
the sesystem sin the followi ng orsimil arsit-
ua tio ns:
R wh en tow ingthe vehicle
R in the carwash
! Ma
kesure tha tthe electri cpa rkin gbra ke
is rel eased .If the electri cpa rkin gbra keis
fa ulty, visitaqu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op.
! Onl
ysec urethe tow ropeor tow barat the
tow ingeyes. Othe rwise, the vehiclecou ldbe
da ma ged.
! Do
not usethe towingeyes for reco very
pu rpo ses asthiscou ldda ma gethe vehicle.
If in do ubt,reco verthe vehiclewi th acra ne.
! Wh
entow ing,pu llaw ay slow lyand
smo othly.Ifthe tractiv epo we ris too high,
the vehicles cou ldbe dama ged.
! The
vehiclecan betow edama xim um of
30 miles(50km) .The towingspee dof
30 mph (50km/h) mustnot beexce eded.
If the vehicleha sto be tow edmor etha n
30 miles(50km) ,the frontaxl emu stbe
ra ised orthe entireveh iclera ised and trans-
po rted .
! Do
not tow with sling -typ eeq uipme nt.This
cou ldda ma gethe vehicle.
! Wh
entow ingaway veh icles with KEYL ESS-
GO ,us ethe key instea dof the Star t/Stop
bu tton. Theautoma tictransmi ssion may
othe rwise shi ftto positio n005D when you
op en the driver 'sor fro nt-pa ssenge rdo or,
wh ich cou ldda ma gethe transmi ssion.
! Veh
icles with automa tictransmi ssion mu st
not bestarted bytow -sta rting.Thi scou ld
othe rwise da ma gethe transmi ssion.
It is be tter tohave the vehicletra nsp orte d
tha nto have ittow edaway.
If the vehiclecan nolonge rbe driven becau se
of an acc ident orbre akd own,youha ve the fol-
lo wi ng optio ns:
R Tra nsp ortingthe vehicle.
As aru le,yo usho uld ha ve the vehicletra ns-
po rted .
R To wing the vehiclewi th atow ropeor tow
ba r.
Onl ytow thevehiclein exce ptiona lcas es. Tow
ingand tow-starti ng
299Break downass istanc e Z

X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 005Ainthe igni-
tion lock andremove it.
X Secure thevehicle.
The towing eyecan beused topull thevehicle
ont oatrailer ortrans porter fortrans portin g
purposes. Notes
on4MATIC vehicles
! Vehicles
with4MATI Cmust notbetowed
with either thefront orthe rear axle raised,
as doing sowill damage thetrans mission.
Vehicles with4MATI Cmay onlyeither be
towed awaywithboth axles onthe ground or
be loaded upand trans ported.
If the vehicle's transmission, front,or rear axle
is damaged, havethevehicle transported ona
truck ortrailer.
In the event ofdam agetothe electrical
system:
If the battery isdefect ive,theautomatic trans-
mission willbelocked inposition 005D.Toshift
the automatic transmission toposition 005C,you
must provide powertothe vehicle's on-board
electric alsystem inthe same wayaswhen
jump-st arting(Ypage 296).
Have thevehicle transported onatrans porter
or trailer. Tow-star
ting(emergency engine
star ting)
! Vehicles
withautomatic transmission must
not betow-st arted. Youcould otherwise
damage theautomatic transmission.
i You
canfind inform ationon"Jump-start-
ing" under (Ypage 296). Fuses
Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
If you manipulate orbridge afaulty fuseorif
you replace itwith afuse withahigher
amperage, theelectric cablescouldbeover-
loaded. Thiscould result inafire. There isa
risk ofan accident andinjury. Always
replace faultyfuseswiththespeci-
fied new fuses having thecorrec tamperage.
! Only
usefuses thathave been approved
for Mercedes- Benzvehicles andwhich have
the correc tfuse rating forthe system con-
cern ed.Only usefuses marked withan"S".
Otherwise, componentsorsystems couldbe
damaged.
! Make
surethatnomoisture canenter the
fuse boxwhen thecover isopen.
! When
closing thecover, makesurethatit
is lying correc tlyon the fuse box. Moisture
seeping inor dirt could otherwise impairthe
operation ofthe fuses.
The fuses inyour vehicle servetoclose down
faulty circuits. Ifafuse blows, allthe compo-
nent son the circuit andtheir functionsstop
operating.
Blown fusesmustbereplaced withfuses of
the same rating, whichyoucan recogn izeby
the color andvalue. Thefuse ratings, and
other items ofinform ationtobe complied with
are, listed inthe fuse allocation chart.
The fuse allocation chartisin the fuse boxin
the front -passenger footwell(Ypage 303).
If anewly insertedfuse alsoblows, havethe
cause traced andrectified ataqualified spe-
cialist workshop, e.g.anauthorized Mercedes-
Benz Center. Before
changing afuse
X Secure thevehicle against rollingaway
(Y page 145).
X Switch offallelectric alconsumer s.
X Vehicles withoutKEYLESS-GO: remove
the Smart Keyfrom theignition lock.
X Vehicles
withKEYL ESS-GO start-func-
tion orKEYL ESS-GO: openthedriver's
door.
The vehicle electron icsare now inposition
005A. This isthe same asthe Smart Keybeing
removed fromtheignition.
The fuses arelocated invarious fuseboxes:
R Fuse boxinthe engine compart mentonthe
left- hand sideofthe vehicle, whenviewed in
the direction oftravel
R Fuse boxinthe front -passenger footwell 302
FusesBr
eakdown assistance

The
fuse allocation chartison the fuse boxin
the front -passenger footwell(Ypage 303). Fuse
boxinthe engine compar tment G
WARNIN
G
When thehood isopen andthewindshield
wipers aresetinmotion ,you can beinjured
by the wiper linkage. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Always switchoffthe windshield wipersand
the ignition beforeopening thehood. X
Open thehood.
X Use adry cloth toremove anymoisture
from thefuse box.
X To open: openclamps 0044.
X Fold upcover 0043inthe direction ofthe
arrow andremove it. X
To close: checkwhether theseal islying
correc tlyincover 0043.
X Insert cover0043atthe back intoopenings 0087
on the fuse box.
X Fold down cover 0043. X
Hook clamps 0044into thefuse boxand
close.
X Close thehood. Fuse
boxinthe front- passenger foot-
well X
To open: openthefront -passenger door.
X Remove thefloormat.
X Fold outperforated floorcoverin g0043 inthe
direction ofthe arrow. Fuses
303Breakdown assistance Z

The
wear pattern son the front andrear tires
differ, depending onthe operating conditions.
Rotate thewheels beforeaclear wearpattern
has formed onthe tires. Fronttires typically
wear more onthe shoulders andtherear tires
in the cent er.
On vehicles thathave thesame sizefront and
rear wheels, youcan rotat ethe wheels accord-
ing tothe inter valsinthe tire manufact urer's
warranty bookinyour vehicle document s.Ifno
warranty bookisavailabl e,the tires should be
rotat edevery 3,000 to6,000 miles(5,000 to
10,00 0km). Dependin gon tire wear, thismay
be required earlier.Donot change thedirec-
tion ofwheel rotation.
Clean thecont actsurfaces ofthe wheel and
the brake discthoroughly everytimeawheel
is rotat ed.Check thetire pressure and,ifnec-
essary, restartthetire pressure losswarning
system (Canada only)orthe tire pressure
monit or(USA only). Direction
ofrota tion
Tires withaspecified directionofrotat ionhave
additional benefits,e.g. ifthere isarisk of
hydroplaning. Theseadvantages canonly be
gained ifthe tires areinstalled correspon ding
to the direction ofrotat ion.
An arrow onthe sidewall ofthe tire indicates
its correc tdirection ofrotat ion. Storing
wheels
Stor ewheels thatarenot being usedinacool,
dry and preferably darkplace. Protectthe tires
from oil,grease, gasoline anddiesel. Mounting
awheel
Prepa ringthevehicle X
Stop thevehicle onsolid, non-slippery and
level ground.
X Apply theelectric parking brakemanually.
X Bring thefront wheels intothestraight-
ahead position.
X Shift thetrans mission toposition 005D.
X Switch offthe engine. X
Vehicles withoutKEYLESS-GO: remove
the Smart Keyfrom theignition lock.
X Vehicles
withKEYL ESS-GO start-func-
tion orKEYL ESS-GO: openthedriver's
door.
The vehicle electron icsare now inposition
0092. This isthe same as“key removed”.
X Vehicles
withKEYL ESS-GO start-func-
tion orKEYL ESS-GO: removetheStart /
Stop button fromtheignition lock
(Y page 125).
X Make surethattheengine cannotbe start ed
via your smartphon e(Y page 84).
X Ifincluded inthe vehicle equipment, remove
the tire- change toolkitfrom thevehicle.
X Safeguard thevehicle against rollingaway
(Y page 145).
i Apart
fromcertaincount ry-specific varia-
tions, thevehicles arenot equipped witha
tire- change toolkit.Some toolsforchanging
a wheel arespecific tothe vehicle. Formore
inform ationonwhich toolsarerequired to
perform awheel change onyour vehicle,
consult aqualified specialist workshop.
Necessary tire-changing toolscaninclude,
for example:
R Jack
R Wheel chock
R Lug wrench
Securing thevehicle toprevent itfrom
rolling away If
your vehicle isequipped withawheel chock,
it can befound inthe tire- change toolkit
(Y page 288).
The folding wheelchock isan additional safety
measure toprevent thevehicle fromrolling
away ,for example whenchanging awheel. Changing
awheel
327Wheels andtires Z

data
isdifferen tfor every vehicle andcan
deviate fromthedata shown here.Youcan
find thedata applicable toyour vehicle on
the vehicle identification plate. Vehicle
identification number(VIN) X
Slide theright -handfron tseat toits rear-
most position .
X Fold floor cover ing0043upwards.
You willsee VIN 0044.
The VINcanalso befound onthe vehicle iden-
tific ation plate(Ypage 334).
The VINcanalso befound atthe lower edgeof
the windshield (Ypage 335). Engine
number 0043
Emiss ioncontrol infor mation plate,includ-
ing the cert ification ofboth federal and
Californian emissionsstan dards
0044 VIN (onthe lower edgeofthe windshield)
0087 Engine number (stamped intothe cran k-
case) Service
product sand filling capaci-
ties Impor
tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
Serv iceproduct smay bepoisonous andhaz-
ardous tohealth. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Comply withinstruct ions onthe use, storage
and disposal ofservic eproduct son the
labels ofthe respect iveoriginal container s.
Always storeservic eproduct ssealed intheir
original container s.Always keepservic e
product sout ofthe reach ofchildren . H
Environm
entalnote
Dispose ofservic eproduct sin an envir on-
ment allyrespon siblemann er.
Serv iceproduct sinclude thefollowing:
R Fuels
R Lubrican ts(e.g. engin eoil, tran smission oil)
R Coolant
R Brak efluid
R Windshield washerfluid
R Climate control system refrigerant
Componen tsand servic eproduct smust
matc h.Only useproduct srecom mended by
Mercedes -Benz.Damage whichiscaused by
the use ofproduct swhich havenotbeen rec-
ommen dedisnot cover edbythe Mercedes -
Ben zwarrant yor goodwill gestures.Product s
approved byMercedes -Benzare listed inthis
Operator 'sManual inthe appropriate section.
Inf ormat ionontest edand approved products
can beobtained ataMercedes -BenzServ ice
Center oron the Internet at
htt p:// bevo.m ercedes- benz.com.
You canrecogniz eserv iceproduc tsapprove d
by Merc edes- Benzby the followin ginsc ription
on the contain ers:
R MB- Freigabe (e.g.MB-Freigabe 229.51)
R MB- Appr oval(e.g. MB-Appr oval229.51)
Oth erdesign ationsor rec omme ndations indi-
cat ealevel ofquality oraspecif ication in
acco rdanc ewith anMB Shee tNumber (e.g.
MB 229 .5).They have notnecessarily been
approve dby Merc edes- Benz. Serv
iceproduct sand filling capacities
335Technical data Z

Other
identifications, forexample:
R 0W-30
R 5W-30
R 5W-40 Fuel
Importa ntsafety notes G
WARNING
Fuel ishighly flammabl e.Risk offire and
explosion byimproper handlingoffuel.
You must avoid fire,open flames, smoking
and creating sparks.Switchoffthe ignition
before refueling and,ifpresent, switchoff
the auxili aryheating. G
WARNING
Fuels aretoxic andharmful tohealth. There
is arisk ofinjury.
You must avoid fuelscoming intocontact
with skin, eyesandclothes orbeing swal-
lowed.
Do not inhale thefuel vapors. Keepchildren
awa yfrom fuels.
Keep doors andwindows closedduringthe
refueling process.
If you orothers comeintocontactwith fuel,
observe thefollowi ngpoints:
R Immediately rinsethefuel offyour skin
with soap andwater.
R Ifyou getfuel into your eyes, immediately
rinse youreyes throughly withclean
water. Seekmedical attentionimmedi-
ately.
R Seek medical attentionimmediately iffuel
has been swallowed. Donot induce vomit-
ing.
R Immediately changeoutofclothing which
has come intocontactwith fuel. Tank
capacity Model Total
capa-
city Models
with4MATIC 14.8
USgal
(56 .0l) Al
lot her models 13.2
USgal
(50.0 l) Model Of
whic h
reserve Merce
des‑AMGvehic les Approx.
2.1 USgal
(8.0 l) All
other models Approx.
1.6 USgal
(6.0 l) Gasol
ine Fuel
grade
! Do
not use dieselto refue lvehicl eswith a
gaso lineengine. Donot switch onthe igni-
tion ifyou accide ntallyrefuelwith thewrong
fuel .Otherwi se,the fuel willenter thefuel
system. Evensmallamou ntsofthe wrong
fuel couldresul tin dama getothe fuel sys-
tem andtheengine. Notifyaqua lified spe-
cial istworkshop andhave thefuel tank and
fuel lines drained comple tely.
! Only
refue lusi ng premi um-gra deunlea ded
gaso linewith atlea st95 RON thatconforms
to Europe anstandard EN228 oran equ iva-
lent specifi cation.
Fuel ofthis specifi cation cancontain upto
10% ethanol .You rvehicl eis E10-compati-
ble. You canrefue lyou rvehicl eusi ng E10
fuel .
Fuel thatdoes notconform toEN 228 can
lea dto increase dwea ras wel las dama geto
the fuel system, engineandexhau stsystem.
! Only
usethefuel recommende d.Opera ting
the vehicl ewith other fuelscan leadto dam-
age tothe fuel system, engineandexhau st
system.
Observe thenotes onopera tingfluids. 336
Servic
eproducts andfilling capaci tiesTechn ical data

!
Never
refuelusing:
R Diesel
R Regu largasoli newith anoctane number
lower than91RON
R Gasol inewith more than10vol. %etha-
nol, e.g. E15, E20, E85,E100
R Gasol inewith more than3vol. %metha-
nol, e.g. M15, M30
R Gasol inewith metalliferou sadditives
If you accidentally refuelwiththewrong
fuel:
R Do not switch theignition on
R Consult aqual ified speciali stworkshop.
Do not mix such fuels withthefuel recommen-
ded foryour vehicle.
In accordance withEuropean standardEN
16942, youcan find thefollowi ngcompatibili ty
label sfor fuel:
R on the instruction labelonthe fuel filler flap
of your vehicle
R on the fuel pump orpump nozzlefor your
vehicle, throughout Europe 0043
For gasoli newith amaximum ethanolcon-
tent of5% by volume
0044 For gasoli newith amaximum ethanolcon-
tent of10 %by volume
! Damage
tothe emission controlsystem
caused byfuel with excessive sulfurcontent
R Only usesulfur-free fuel(sulfu rcont ent≤
10 ppm ). i
In
some countries, theavail able gasoli ne
may notbesufficiently lowinsulfur. This
fuel cantemporarily produceunpleasa nt
odors, especial lyon short journeys. Assoon
as sulfur-free fuel(sulfu rcont ent<10 ppm)
is used forrefueling, theodors arereduced.
CLA 200, CLA250, CLA2504MATIC,
CLA 250Sport, CLA250Sport 4MATIC: asa
temporary measure,ifthe recommended fuel
is not avail able, youmay alsouseregula r
unleade dgasoli newith anoctane ratingof
93 RON.
i The
fuels youcan useinyour vehicle may
differ fromtheinformation inthe Operator's
Manual depending onthe country. Thefuels
that have been approved foryour vehicle
can befound onthe instruction labelonthe
inside ofthe fuel filler flap.
Additives ! Operating
theengine withfueladditives
added latercanlead toengine failure.Do
not mix fuel additives withfuel. Thisdoes
not include additives forthe removal and
prevention ofresidue buildup. gasoli nemust
only bemixed withadditives recommended
by Mercedes-Benz .Comply withtheinstruc-
tions foruse onthe product label.More
information aboutrecommended additives
can beobtained fromanyauthorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Mercedes-Benz recommendsthatyouuse
branded fuelsthathave additives.
The fuel qualityavail able insome countries
may notbesufficient. Residuecould buildup
in the fuel inject ionsystem asaresult. Insuch
cases, andinconsultation withanauthorized
Mercedes-Benz Center,thefuel may bemixed
with thecleaning additiverecommended by
Mercedes-Benz .You must observe thenotes
and mixing ratiosspecified onthe cont ainer. Service
productsand fillingcapacities
337Technicaldat a Z

Engine
oil
Gener alnot es !
Do
notuse engineoiloran oilfilter with
spec ificatio nsdevi atingfrom those
exp ressly requi redforthepres cribed service
int erv als. Donotch ang eth eeng ineoiloroil
filt er inord erto set repl acem entinterv als
lon ger than those pres cribed. Thiscould
ot her wise causedamag eto theeng ineor
exh aust gasaftert reat men t.
Fol low theins truct ionson theser viceint er-
val displ ayfor chang ingtheeng ineoil.This
coul dot her wise causedamag eto the
eng ineorexh aust gasaftert reat men t.
When handlingeng ineoil,obse rveth eimpo r-
tan tsafe tyno teson servicepro duct s
(Y page 335).
The engineoils aremat ched totheperf orm-
anc eof Mer cedes-Ben zeng inesand service
int erv als. You shoul dth eref oreonlyuse engine
oils and oilfilters that are appro vedforveh i-
cle swith main tenan cesyst ems .
For alist ofappro vedengineoils and oilfilters ,
con sult anauth orizedMer cedes-Ben zCent er.
Or visi tth ewebsit e
ht tp :/ /be vo.mer cedes-ben z.com .
The tablesho wswhic heng ineoils have been
appro vedforyour vehicle. Mod
el MB
-Freigab eor
MB -Ap proval All
mod els 22
9.5 Use
onlySA E0W- 40orSA E5W- 40eng ineoils
for Mer cedes-AM Gveh icles.
i MB
appro valisind icat edon theoil con -
tain ers. Filling
capacit ies The
followin gvalues referto an eng ineoil
ch ang e,inc ludin gth eoil filter. Mod
el Cap
acity Mer
cedes ‑AMG vehicles 5.
8US qt(5.5l) All
oth ermod els 5.
9US qt(5.6l) Add
itives !
Do
notuse anyaddit ivesintheeng ineoil.
This coulddamag eth eeng ine. Br
ak eflu id G
WAR
NING
The brak efluid constant lyabsor bsmois ture
fr om theair. This lower sth eboilin gpoin tof
th ebrak efluid. Ifth eboilin gpoin tof the
brak efluid istoolow, vapo rpoc kets may
for minthebrak esyst emwhen thebrak es
are applied hard.This would impair braking
eff icie ncy.Ther eis arisk ofan acc iden t.
You shoul dhave thebrak efluid renewed at
th espec ified interv als.
When handlingbrak efluid, observeth eimpo r-
tan tsafe tyno teson servicepro duct s
(Y page 335).
The brak efluid chang eint erv als can befoun d
in theMain tenan ceBoo klet.
On lyuse brak efluid appro vedbyMer cedes-
Ben zin acc ordanc ewith MB-Freigabe orMB-
App roval33 1.0.
In for mat ionabout approvedbrak efluid canbe
obt aine dat any qualifi edspec ialist workshop
or on theIn te rn et at
ht tp :/ /be vo.mer cedes-ben z.com .
i Hav
eth ebrak efluid regularly replaced ata
qualifi edspec ialist workshop andthe
repl acem entconfirmed intheMain tenan ce
Boo klet. 338
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vice produ ctsand fillin gcap acit iesTech nical data