2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA engine

Protecting
theenvironment General
notes H
Environmental
note
Daimler's declaredpolicyisone ofcompre-
hensive environm entalprotect ion.
The object ivesareforthe natural resources
that form thebasis ofour existen ceon this
planet tobe used sparingly andinamanner
that takes therequirements ofboth nature
and humanity intoaccount.
You toocan help toprotect theenvironm ent
by operating yourvehicle inan environm en-
tally responsible manner.
Fuel consumpt ionand therate ofengine,
transm ission,brakeandtirewear areaffec-
ted bythese factors:
R operating conditionsof your vehicle
R your personal drivingstyle
You caninfluence bothfactors. Youshould
bear thefollowing inmind:
Operating conditions:
R avoid shorttripsasthese increase fuel
consumpt ion.
R alwa ysmake surethatthetire pressures
are correct .
R do not carry anyunnecessary weight.
R remove roofracks onceyounolonger
need them.
R aregularly servicedvehiclewillcont ribute
to environm entalprotect ion.You should
therefore adheretothe service intervals.
R alwa yshave service workcarried outata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
Personal drivingstyle:
R do not depress theaccelerator pedal
when startin gthe engine.
R do not warm upthe engine whenthevehi-
cle isstationary.
R drive carefully andmaintain asafe dis-
tance fromthevehicle infront .
R avoid frequent, suddenacceleration and
braking. R
change gearingood timeanduseeach
gear onlyupto00C3 ofits maximum engine
speed.
R switch offthe engine instationary traffic.
R keep aneye onthe vehicle's fuelcon-
sumption. Environmental
concerns andrecom-
mendat ions
Wherever theOperator's Manualrequires you
to dispose ofmaterials, firsttrytoregenerate
or re-use them.Observe therelevant environ-
ment alrules andregulations whendisposing
of materials. Inthis way youwillhelp topro-
tect theenvironm ent. Genuine
Mercedes-Benz parts H
Environmental
note
Daimler AGalso supplie srecondit ioned
major assemblies andparts which areofthe
same qualityas new parts. Theyarecovered
by the same Limited Warranty entitlements
as new parts.
! Air
bags andEmergen cyTensioning Devi-
ces, aswell ascont rolunits andsensors for
these restraint systems, maybeinstalled in
the following areasofyour vehicle:
R doors
R door pillars
R door sills
R seats
R cock pit
R instrumen tcluster
R cent erconsole
Do not install accessories suchasaudio sys-
tems inthese areas. Donot carry out
repairs orwelding. Youcould impair the
operating efficiency ofthe restraint sys-
tems.
Have aftermark etaccessories installedata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
You could jeopardize theoperating safetyof
your vehicle ifyou useparts, tiresandwheels
as well asaccessories relevanttosafety which Genuine
Mercedes-Benz parts
25Introdu ction Z

Possible
dangerduetosubstances
haza rdous tohealth
In compliance withProposition 65(“Prop65”),
the following detachable labelhasbeen added
to each vehicle soldinCali fornia: Operat
ingsafety Dec
larat ions ofconformity
USA: "Thewireless devicesofthis vehicle
comply withPart15ofthe FCC Rules.Opera-
tion issubject tothe two following twocondi-
tions: 1)These devices maynotcause harmful
interf erence, and2)These devices must
accept anyinterf erence received, including
interf erence thatmay cause undesired opera-
tion. Changes ormodifications notexpressly
approved bythe party responsible forcompli-
ance could voidtheuser’s authority tooperate
the equipment."
Canada: "Thewireless devicesofthis vehicle
comply withIndustry Canadalicense-ex empt
RSS standard(s). Operationissubject tothe
following twocondition s:(1) These devices
may notcause interference, and(2)These
devices mustaccept anyinterf erence, includ-
ing interf erence thatmay cause undesired
operation ofthe device." Diagnostic
connector
The diagnostics connection isonly inten ded
for the conn ection ofdiagnostic equipment at
a quali fiedspecialist workshop. G
WARNING
If you conn ectequipment toadiagnostics
conn ection inthe vehicle, itmay affect the operation
ofvehicle systems. Asaresult,
the operating safetyofthe vehicle couldbe
affected. Thereisarisk ofan accident.
Only connectequipment toadiagnostics
conn ection inthe vehicle, whichisapproved
for your vehicle byMercedes-B enz. G
WARNING
Object sin the driver's footwell canrestrict
the pedal travel orobstruct adepressed
pedal. Theoperating androad safety ofthe
vehicle isjeopardized. Thereisarisk ofan
accident.
Make surethatallobject sin the vehicle are
stowed correctly,and that they cannot enter
the driver's footwell. Installthe floormats
securely andasspecified inorder toensure
sufficient clearance forthe pedals. Donot
use loose floormats anddonot place floor-
mats ontop ofone another.
! If
the engine isswitched offand equip-
ment onthe diagnostics connection isused,
the starter battery maydischarge.
Connect ingequipment tothe diagnostics con-
nect ioncan lead toemissions monitoring
information beingreset, forexample. Thismay
lead tothe vehicle failingtomeet therequire-
ment sof the next emissions testduring the
main inspection . Qualified
specialist workshop
An authorized Mercedes-B enzCenter isa
quali fiedspecialist workshop. Ithas theneces-
sary specialist knowledge, toolsandquali fica-
tions tocorrect lycarry outthework required
on your vehicle. Thisisespecially thecase for
work relevant tosafety.
Observe thenotes inthe Maintenanc eBook-
let.
Always havethefollowing workcarried outat
an authorized Mercedes-B enzCenter:
R work relevant tosafety
R service andmaintenan cework
R repair work Operat
ingsafety
27Introduction Z

If
it is necessary tomodify components ofthe
restraint systemtoaccommodate aperson
with disabilities, contact anauthori zed
Mercedes-Benz Centerfordetail s.USA only:
for further information contactourCustomer
Assistance Centerat1-800 FOR-MERCEDES
(1‑800‑367‑6372).
Mercedes-Benz recommendsthatyouonly use
driving aidswhich havebeen appro vedspecifi-
cally foryou rvehicle byMercedes-Benz. Restraint
systemwarning lamp
The functions ofthe restraint systemare
checked aftertheignition isswitched onand
at regul arintervals whilethe engine isrunning.
Therefore, malfunctions canbedetected in
good time.
The 0075 restraint systemwarning lampon
the instrument clusterlightsupwhen theigni-
tion isswitched on.Itgoes outnolater thana
few seconds afterthevehicle isstarted. The
restraint systemisopera tional.
A malfu nction hasoccurred ifthe 0075
restraint systemwarning lamp:
R does notlight upafter theignition is
switched on
R does notgoout after afew seconds withthe
engine running
R lights upaga inwhil ethe engine isrunning G
WARNING
If the restraint systemismalfu nctioning,
restraint systemcomponents maybetrig-
gered unintentionally ormay notbetrig-
gered asintended inthe event ofan acci-
dent. Thismay affect theEmergency Ten-
sioning Devices orair bags, forexample .
There isarisk ofinjury.
Have therestraint systemchecked and
repai redimmedi atelyataqua lifiedspecia list
workshop. PASSE
NGERAIRBAG indic atorlamp PASSENGER
AIRBAG ONindicator lamp0043
and PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindicator
lamp 0044are part ofthe Occupant Classifica -
tion System (OCS).
The indicator lampsdispl aythe status ofthe
front-passenger frontairbag:
R PASSENGER AIRBAG ONlightsup for
60 seconds, subsequently bothindicator
lamp sare off(PASSENGER AIRBAG ONand
OFF): thefront-passenger frontairbag is
abl eto depl oyinthe event ofan accident.
R PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFlightsup: the
front passe ngerfront airbag isdeactiva ted.
It wil lthen notbedepl oyed inthe event of
an accident.
If the PASSENGER AIRBAG ONindicator lamp
is off, only thePASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindi-
cator lampshows thestatus ofthe front-
passe ngerfront airbag. ThePASSENGER AIR
BAG OFFindicator lampmaybelitcontinu-
ousl yor be off.
Depending onthe person inthe front-
passe ngerseat, thefront-passenger frontair
bag must either bedeactiva tedorenabl ed;
see thefollow ingpoints. Youmust make sure
of this both before andduringajourney.
R Children inachil drestraint system:
whether thefront-passenger frontairbag is
enabl edordeactiva teddepends onthe
installe dchild restraint system,andtheage
and size ofthe child. Therefore, besure to
observe thenotes onthe "Occupa ntCla ssifi-
cation System (OCS)"(Ypage 47)and on
"Ch ildre nin the vehicle "(Y page 53).
There youwillalso findinstructions onrear-
ward andforward -facingchildrestraint sys-
tems onthe front-passenger seat.
R All other persons: dependingon the classi -
fication ofthe person inthe front-passenger 40
Occ
upant safetySafety

X
Press therelease buttoninthe belt buckle,
hold thebelt tongue firmly andguide the
belt back.
Belt warning forthe driver andfront
passenger The
0076 seatbeltwarning lampinthe instr u-
ment cluster isareminder thatallvehicle
occupant smust weartheirseatbelts. Itmay
light upcont inuously orflash. Inaddition,
there maybeawarning tone.
Regardless ofwhether thedriver's seatbelt
has already beenfasten ed,the 0076 seatbelt
warning lamplights upfor sixseconds each
time theengine isstart ed.Ifthe fron tdoors
are closed andthedriver's orfron t-passenger
seat belthasnotbeen fasten ed,the 0076 seat
belt warning lamplights upagain afterthesix
seconds .As soon asthe driver's andfront-
passenger seatbelts arefasten edorafron t
door isopened again,the0076 seatbeltwarn-
ing lamp goesout.
If the driver's seatbeltisnot fasten edafter
the engine isstart ed,anadditional warning
ton ewill sound. Thewarning toneswitches off
after sixseconds oronce thedriver's seatbelt
is fasten ed.
If the vehicle's speedexceeds 15mph
(25 km/ h)once andthedriver's andfront-
passenger seatbelts arenot fasten ed,awarn-
ing tonesounds. Awarning tonealso sounds
with increasin ginten sityfor60seconds or
until thedriver orfron tpassenger havefas-
tened theirseatbelts.
If the driver orfron tpassenger unfastentheir
seat belts during thejourney, theseat belt
warning isactivat edagain. Air
bags
Introdu ction The
installation pointofan airbag canberec-
ognized bythe AIRBA Gmarkin g.
An airbag complemen tsthe correc tlyfasten ed
seat belt. Itis no substitut efor the seat belt.
When deployed, anairbag canincrease the
protec tionprovided forthe respect ivevehicle
occupant .
Not allairbags aredeployed inan accident .
The various airbags workindependen tlyof
each other (Ypage 51). However,
nosystem availabletoday cancom-
pletely eliminate injuriesandfatalities.
It is also notpossible torule outarisk ofinjury
caused byan airbag duetothe high speed at
which theairbag mustbedeployed.
Impor tantsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
If the fron tpassenger airbag hasbeen acti-
vated, achild onthe fron tpassenger seat
may behit bythe fron tpassenger airbag in
the event ofan accident .There isarisk of
injury orfatal injury.
NEVE Ruse arearward-facin gchild restraint
system onaseat protec tedbyan ACTIVE
FRONT AIRBAG;DE ATH orSERIOU SINJURY
to the CHILD canoccur.
When installing achild restraintsystem onthe
fron tpassenger seatobserve thevehicle-spe-
cific notes(Y page 57).Youmust observe
the noteson rearward andforward-f acingchild
restr aintsystems onthe fron t-passenger seat. G
WARNIN
G
If you deviate fromthecorrec tseat position,
the airbag cann otperform itsinten dedpro-
tect ivefunct ionand deployment mayeven
cause further injuries. Thisposes an
increased riskofinjury oreven fatalinjury.
To avoid anyrisks, eachvehicle occupant
must alway smake sureofthe following:
R Fasten theseat beltcorrec tly.Inthe case
of pregnant womeninparticular, make
sure thatthelapbelt isnever routed
across thestomac hor abdomen.
R Adopt thecorrec tseat position andkeep
as far away aspossible fromtheairbags.
R Observe thefollowing notes.
Always makesurethatthere arenoobject s
between theairbag and vehicle occupant .
All vehicle occupant smust observe thefollow-
ing notestoavoid risksposed bythe airbag
when itdeploys.
R Adjust theseats properly beforebeginnin g
your journey. Alwaysmakesurethatthe
seat isin an almost upright position. The 44
Occupant
safetySafety

The
rate ofvehicle deceleration oraccelera-
tion andthedirection ofthe force areessen-
tially determin edby:
R the distribution offorces during thecollision
R the collision angle
R the deformation characteristics ofthe vehi-
cle
R the charact eristics ofthe object withwhich
the vehicle hascollided
Fact orswhich canonly beseen andmeasured
after acollision hasoccurred donot play a
decisive roleinthe deployment ofan air bag.
Nor dothey provide anindication ofair bag
deployment.
The vehicle canbedeformed considerably,
without anair bag being deployed. Thisisthe
case ifonly parts which arerelatively easily
deformed areaffect edand therate ofdeceler-
ation isnot high. Conversely, airbags maybe
deployed eventhough thevehicle suffersonly
minor deformation .This isthe case if,for
example, veryrigid vehicle partssuchaslongi-
tudinal bodymembers arehit,and sufficient
deceleration occursasaresult.
If the restr aintsystem controlunit detect sa
side impact orifthe vehicle rollsover, the
applicable componentsofthe restr aintsystem
are deployed independent lyof each other
depending onthe apparent typeofaccident .
R Side impact airbags onthe side where the
impact takesplace, independent lyof the
Emergen cyTensionin gDevice andtheuse
of the seat beltonthe driver's seatand
outer seats inthe second row
The side impact airbag onthe front
passenger sidedeploys underthefollowing
condit ions:
- the OCS system detectsthat thefront
passenger seatisoccupied or
- the seat beltbuckle tongue isengaged in
the belt buckle ofthe front passenger
seat
R Window curtainairbag onthe side of
impact, independent lyof the use ofthe seat
belt andindependent lyof whether thefront -
passenger seatisoccupied
R Emergen cyTensionin gDevices, ifthe sys-
tem determin esthat deployment canoffer
additional protectioninthis situation
R Window curtainairbags onthe driver's and
front -passenger sideincert ainsituations
when thevehicle rollsover, ifthe system determin
esthat deployment canoffer addi-
tional protec tiontothat provided bythe
seat belt
i Not
allair bags aredeployed inan acci-
dent. Thevarious airbags work independ-
ently ofeach other .
How theairbag works isdetermin edbythe
severity ofthe accident detected,especially
the vehicle deceleration oracceleration and
the apparent typeofaccident :
R Head-on collision
R Side impact
R Rollover Automa
ticmeasur esafteran acci-
dent
Immediately afteranaccident ,the following
measures areimplemented, dependingonthe
type andseverity ofthe impact:
R the hazard warning lampsareswitched on
R the emergenc ylighting isactivated
R the vehicle doorsareunlocked
R the front sidewindows arelowered
R the engine isswitched offand thefuel sup-
ply iscut off
R vehicles withMercedes meconn ect:auto-
matic emergenc ycall Children
inthe vehicle Import
antsafety notes
Acc ident statist icsshow thatchildren secured
in the rear seats aresafer thanchildren
secured inthe front -passenger seat.Forthis
reason, Mercedes- Benzstronglyadvises that
you install achild restraintsystem onarear
seat. Children aregenerally betterprotected
there.
If achild younger thantwelve yearsoldand
under 5ft (1.50 m)inheight istraveling inthe
vehicle:
R alway ssecure thechild inachild restraint
system suitable forMercedes- Benzvehicles.
The child restraintsystem mustbeappropri-
ate tothe age, weight andsize ofthe child.
R be sure toobserve theinstr uctions and
safety notesinthis section inaddition tothe Children
inthe vehicle
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cle
.The engineoutpu tis also mod ified tokeep
the vehi cleonthe desiredcou rse within physi-
cal limits. ESP®
ass ists thedriver whe npu lling
aw ay on wetor slippe ryroa ds. ESP ®
can also
stab ilize the vehi cleduring braking.
ETS/ 4ETS (Electro nicTractio nSys tem) i
Obs
erve the"Important safety notes" sec-
tion (Ypage 60).
ETS tracti oncontrol ispa rtof ESP ®
.On vehi -
cle swi th 4MATIC ,4ETS ispa rtof ESP ®
.
Tra ction control brakes thedrive whe elsindi -
vid ually if they spin.Thi sena bles youto pull
aw ay and acce lerate onslippe rysurface s,for
exa mpl eif the roadsu rface isslippe ryon one
sid e.In addition, more drive torqu eis transf er-
red tothe whe elor whe elswi th tracti on.
Tra ction control remainsacti ve,evenif yo u
dea ctiva teESP ®
.
Off-ro ad4ETS (Electro nicTractio nSys -
tem) A
4ETS system specificallysu ited tooff-ro ad
terra inisacti vate dau toma tically once theoff-
roa dpro gramisacti vate d(Y page 170 ).
Impo rtant safetynotes i
Obs
erve the"Important safety notes" sec-
tion (Ypage 60). G
WARNI
NG
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
is una ble to
stab ilize the vehi cle.Addi tiona lly, furth er
dri ving safety systems aredeactiva ted.This
incre asesthe riskof skid ding and anacci -
dent.
Drive oncare fully.Have ESP®
checke dat a
qu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksho p.
Vehi cles without 4MATIC:whe ntowi ngyour
vehi clewith the front axlerai sed ,it is imp or-
tant thatyouobs erve thenotes onESP ®
(Y page 300 ).
If the 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp lights up
continu ously ,ESP ®
is dea ctiva ted.
If the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp and the00BB
wa rning lamp are lit continu ously ,ESP ®
is not
ava ilab ledu eto amal functi on. Obs
erve theinforma tion onwarning lamps
(Y page 236) anddispl aymess ages whi ch
may besho wninthe instru ment cluster
(Y page 205).
Only usewhe elswi th the recom mendedtire
size s.Only thenwillESP ®
functi onpro perly.
Charac teristicsof ESP® Gen
eral informatio n
If the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp goesou t
bef ore beginning thejour ney,ESP ®
is au to-
mati callyacti ve.
If ESP ®
interv enes,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning
la mp flashe sin the instru ment cluster.
If ESP ®
interv enes:
X Do not deactiva teESP ®
und erany circu m-
stance s.
X Only depress theacce lerato rped alas far as
neces sarywhe npu lling away.
X Ada ptyour driving styleto suitthe prevailing
roa dand weathe rcondi tions.
EC Ostart/s topfunc tion
The ECO start/stop functionswi tches the
engi neoff automa tically whe nthe vehi cle
stop smovi ng.The enginestar tsautoma tically
whe nthe driver wants topullaw ay again.
ESP ®
rema insinits pre viouslysel ected status.
Exa mple :if ESP ®
wa sdea ctiva tedbefore the
engi newasswi tched off,ESP ®
rema insdea cti-
vate dwhe nthe engi neisswi tched onagain.
De acti vatin g/acti vatin gES P®
(e xc ept
Merc edes‑AMG vehicle s) Impo
rtant safetynotes
i Obs
erve the"Important safety notes" sec-
tion (Ypage 60).
You canselect betw eenthefollow ing state sof
ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
is acti vate d.
R ESP ®
is dea ctiva ted. G
WARNI
NG
If yo udea ctiva teESP ®
,ESP ®
no long ersta-
bi lizes thevehi cle.The reisan incre asedris k
of skid ding and anacci dent. 64
Dri
vin gsafe tysys temsSafe ty

Only
deactivate ESP®
in the situations
described inthe followi ng.
The spinning ofthe wheels resultsinacutting
action forbetter traction onloose surfaces.
It may bebest todeactivate ESP®
in the fol-
lowing situations:
R when usingsnowchains
R in deep snow
R on sand orgravel
i Act
ivate ESP®
as soon asthe situations
described abovenolonger apply.ESP ®
will
otherwise notbeable tostabilize thevehicle
if the vehicle startstoskid orawheel starts
to spin.
! Avoid
spinning thedriven wheels foran
extended periodwithESP®
deactivated. You
could otherwise damagethedrivetrain.
Deactivating/ activatingESP®
You candeactivate oractivate ESP®
via the
on-board computer (Ypage 197).
ESP ®
deactivated:
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lampinthe
instrument clusterlightsup.
ESP ®
activated:
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lampinthe
instrument clustergoesout.
Characteristics whenESP®
is deactiva-
ted
If ESP ®
is deactivated andone ormore wheels
start tospin, the00E5 ESP®
warning lampin
the instrument clusterflashes. Insuch situa-
tions, ESP®
will notstabilize thevehicle.
If you deactivate ESP®
:
R ESP ®
no longer improves drivingstability.
R Engine torqueisno longer limited andthe
drive wheels areable tospin.
R Traction controlisstill activated.
R Act ive Brake Assist isno longer available;
nor isitactivated ifyou brake firmlywith
assistance fromESP®
.
R STEE RCONTROL isno longer active.
R ESP ®
still provides supportwhenyoubrake
firmly. Deac
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004C0051004A> ESP®
(Mercedes‑AMG vehicles) Importa
ntsafety notes
i Observe
the"Important safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypage 60).
You canselect between thefollowi ngstates of
ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
is activated.
R SPORT handling modeisactivated.
R ESP ®
is deactivated. G
WARNING
When SPORT handling modeisactivated,
there isagreater riskofskidding andacci-
dents.
Only activate SPORThandling modeinthe
situations described inthe followi ng. G
WARNING
If you deactivate ESP®
,ESP ®
no longer sta-
bilizes thevehicle. Thereisan increased risk
of skidding andanaccident.
Only deactivate ESP®
in the situations
described inthe followi ng.
In the followi ngsituations, itmay bebetter to
activate SPORThandling modeordeactivate
ESP ®
:
R when usingsnowchains
R in deep snow
R on sand orgravel
R on speciall ydesignated roadswhenthe
vehicle's ownoversteering andundersteer-
ing characteristics aredesired
Driving inSPORT handling modeorwithout
ESP ®
requires anextremely qualified and
experienced driver.
i Act
ivate ESP®
as soon asthe situations
described abovenolonger apply.ESP ®
will
otherwise notbeable tostabilize thevehicle
if the vehicle startstoskid orawheel starts
to spin.
! Avoid
spinning thedriven wheels foran
extended periodwithESP®
deactivated. You
could otherwise damagethedrivetrain. Driving
safetysystems
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swerving.
Trailerswithahigh centerofgrav-
ity can tipover before ESP®
can detect this.
There isarisk ofan accident.
Always adaptyour driving styletothe pre-
vailing roadandweather conditions.
If your vehicle withtrailer (vehicle/trailer com-
bination) beginstolurch, youcan only stabilize
the vehicle/trailer combinationbydepressing
the brake firmly.
ESP ®
trailer stabilization isactive above
speeds ofabout 65km/h.
ESP ®
trailer stabilization doesnotwork if
ESP ®
is deactivated ordisabl edbecause ofa
malfunction. EBD
(electronic brakeforcedistribu-
tion)
General informat ion EBD
monitors andcont rolsthebrake pressure
on the rear wheels toimprove drivingstability
while braking.
Importa ntsafety notes i
Observe
the"Important safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypage 60). G
WARNING
If EBD ismalfunctioning, therear wheels can
lock, e.g.under fullbraking. Thisincreases
the risk ofskidding andanaccident.
You should therefore adaptyour driving
style tothe different handling characteris-
tics. Have thebrake system checked ata
qual ified speciali stworkshop.
Please observe theinformation onwarning
and indicator lamps(Ypage 234)
(Y page 234)aswell ason displa ymessages
(Y page 207). ADA
PTIVE BRAKE
ADA PTIVE BRAKE enhances brakingsafetyand
offers increased brakingcomfort.In addition
to the braking function, ADAPTIVE BRAKE also has
theHOLD function (Ypage 165)andhill
start assist (Ypage 128). STEER
CONTROL
General informat ion STEE
RCONTROL helpsyoubytransmitt inga
noticeable steeringforcetothe steering wheel
in the direction requiredforvehicle stabiliza-
tion.
This steering assistance isprovided inparticu-
lar if:
R both right wheels orboth leftwheels areon
a wet orslippery roadsurface whenyou
brake
R the vehicle beginstoskid
Importa ntsafety notes i
Observe
the"Important safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypage 60).
No steering assistance isprovided fromSTEER
CONTROL, if:
R ESP ®
is malfunctioning
R the steering ismalfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning, youwillbeassisted
further bythe electrical powersteering. Protection
againsttheft Immobilizer
The immobili zerprevents yourvehicle from
being started without thecorrect SmartKey.
X To activate withtheSmar tKey: remove
the SmartKey fromtheignition lock.
X To
activate withKEYLESS-GO start-func-
tion orKEY LESS-GO: switchtheignition off
and open thedriver's door.
X To deactivate: switchonthe ignition.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicle. Any-
one canstart theengine ifavalid SmartKey
has been leftinside thevehicle.
i The
immobili zerisalwa ysdeactivated
when youstart theengine.
In the event thattheengine cannot bestar-
ted (yet thevehicle's batteryischarged), Protection
againsttheft
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