2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA engine

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WARNING
If the drive r'sseat isnot engag ed,itcoul d
move forwardsasfar asthe next catch dur-
ing movement suchasbraki ngorabru pt
changes ofdire ction. Asaresu lt,you would
be pus hed against yourseat beltby the
unsecu reddrive r'sseat.
This couldcaus eyou tolose control ofthe
vehicl e.The seat beltcannot protect as
intended andcouldresu ltin add itiona l
injury .
There isarisk ofan accide ntand injury .
Before everyjourney ,make surethatthe
drive r'sseat isfull yengag ed.
Observe thesafety noteson"Air bags"
(Y pag e44) and "Children inthe vehicl e"
(Y pag e53). G
WARNING
If the drive r'sseat isnot engag ed,itcoul d
move unexpe ctedlywhilethe vehicl eis in
motion. Thiscouldcaus eyou tolose control
of the vehicl e.There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Alwa ysmake surethatthedrive r'sseat is
engag edbefore starting thevehicl e. G
WARNING
You couldlose control ofyou rvehicl eif you
do the followi ngwhi ledrivi ng:
R adju stthe drive r'sseat, headrestrai nt,
steering wheelor mirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Adjust thedrive r'sseat, headrestrai nt,
steering wheeland mirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore starting theengine. G
WARNING
If you adju stthe seat heightcarel essly,you
or other vehicleoccupa ntscoul dbe trappe d
and thereby injured.Chi ldre nin particu lar
coul daccide ntallypress theelectrica lseat
adju stment buttons andbecome trapped.
There isarisk ofinjury . Whil
emoving theseats, makesurethatyour
hands orother bodyparts donot getunder
the leve rasse mbly ofthe seat adjustment
system.
! To
prevent damagetothe seats andthe
seat heati ng,obser vethe followi ngnotes:
R Do not spillliq uid sonto theseats. Drythe
seats assoon aspossi bleifliq uid does
get spilled onthe seats.
R Ifthe seat covers aredamp orwet, donot
swi tch onthe seat heati ng.Also, donot
use theseat heati ngtodry the seats.
R Cle anthe seat covers asrecommende d;
see the"Interio rcare" section.
R Do not transport heavyloa dson the
seats. Donot placepointed objectson
the seat cushi onssuch asknives, nailsor
tools. Where possible,use theseats only
for carryi ngpass engers.
R When operatingtheseat heati ng,donot
cover theseats withinsulating materia ls,
e.g. blankets, coats,bags,protective cov-
ers, child seats orbooster seats.
R When theseat heati ngisswi tched on,the
seat surfa cecan bedama gedasaresu lt
of objects being placed onthe seats, for
exampl e,seat cushi ons,child seats and
protective coversnotapproved by
Mercede s-Benz.
! Make
surethatthere arenoobjects inthe
footwel lunder orbehi ndthe seats when
moving theseats back. There isarisk that
the seats and/or theobjects couldbe dam-
age d.
i Further related subjects:
R Ca rgo compartment enlargement (folding
dow nthe rear seats) (Ypag e254) Seats
93Seats,steering wheeland mirrors Z

The
three redindicator lampsinthe button
indicate theheating levelyouhave selected.
The system automatically switchesdownfrom
level 3to level 2after approximately eight
minutes. The
system automatically switchesdownfrom
level 2to level 1after approximately ten
minutes.
The system automatically switchesoffapprox-
imately 20minutes afteritis set tolevel 1.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock(Ypage 125).
X To switch on:press button 0043repeatedly
until thedesired heating levelisset.
X To switch off:press button 0043repeatedly
until allthe indicator lampsgoout.
i If
the battery voltage istoo low, theseat
heating mayswitch off.
Problems withtheseat heating Problem
Possible
causes/conse quencesand0050 0050
Solutions The
seat heating has
switched offprema-
turely orcann otbe
switched on. The
on-board voltageistoo low because toomany electric alcon-
sumers areswitched on.
X Switch offelectric alconsumer sthat youdonot need, suchasthe
rear window defrosteror inter iorlighting.
Once thebattery issufficient lycharged, theseat heating will
switch backonautomatically. Steering
wheel Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
You could losecontrolofyour vehicle ifyou
do the following whiledriving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel ormirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accident .
Adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel andmirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore startingthe engine. G
WARNIN
G
Children couldinjure themselves ifthey
adjust thesteerin gwheel. Thereisarisk of
injury. Never
leavechildren unsupervised inthe
vehicle.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
Smart Keywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applies forthe Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect. Adjust
ingthe steering wheel G
WARNIN
G
If the steerin gwheel isunlocked whilethe
vehicle isin motion ,it could change position
unexpect edly.Thiscould cause youtolose
cont rolofthe vehicle. Thereisarisk ofan
accident . Steering
wheel
97Seats,steering wheelandmirrors
Z

ext
erior mirror usingbutton 0087aslong as
the indicat orlamp islit.
X Press button 0087up, down, ortothe right or
left until youhave adjusted theexterior mir-
ror tothe corr ectposition .You should have
a good overview oftraff iccon ditions .
The convex exterior mirror sprovide alarger
field ofvision.
Aft erthe engine hasbeen started,the exterior
mirror sare automatic allyheated atlow out-
side temper atures. Heatingtakes amaximum
of ten minutes .
i You
canalso heat upthe exterior mirror s
manually byswitchin gon the rear window
defrost er.
Folding theexterior mirrorsin or out
electrically This
function isonly available inCanada. X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock(Ypage 125).
X Briefly press0043.
Bot hext erior mirror sfold inor out.
i Make
surethattheexterior mirror sare
alway sfolded outfully while driving. They
could otherwisevibrate.
i If
you aredriving fasterthan30mph
(47 km/ h),you can nolonger foldinthe
ext erior mirror s.
Resett ingthe exterior mirrors This
function isonly available inCanada.
If the batter yhas been discon nectedorcom-
pletely discharged, theexterior mirror smust
be reset. Theexterior mirror swill other wise
not fold inwhen youselect the"Fold inmirror swhen
locking"func tion inthe on-board com-
puter (Ypage 200).
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X Briefly press0043.
Folding theexterior mirrorsin or out
aut omat ically This
function isonly available inCanada.
If the "Fold inmirror swhen locking"func tion is
activat edinthe on-board comput er
(Y page 200):
R the exterior mirror sfold inautomatic allyas
soon asyou lock thevehicle fromtheout-
side.
R the exterior mirror sfold outagain automati-
cally assoon asyou unlock thevehicle and
then open thedriver's orfron t-passenger
door.
i If
the exterior mirror shave been folded in
manually, theydonot fold out.
Exterior mirror push edout ofposition If
an ext erior mirror hasbeen pushed outof
position ,proceed asfollows:
X Vehicles
withoutelectrically folding
exterior mirrors: move theexterior mirror
into thecorr ectposition manually.
X Vehicles
withelectrically foldingexte-
rior mirrors (Canada only):pressandhold
mirror -foldin gbutton (Ypage 99)until you
hear aclick andthemirror engages audibly
into position .
The mirror housing isengaged againand
you can adjust theexterior mirror sas usual
(Y page 98). Automa
ticanti- glare mirrors G
WARN
ING
Elect rolyte mayescape ifthe glass inan
automatic anti-glare mirror breaks. Theelec-
trolyt eis harmful andcauses irritation.It
must notcome intocontact with your skin,
eyes, respirator yorgans orcloth ingorbe
swallowed. Thereisarisk ofinjury. Mirr
ors
99Seats, steering wheelandmirrors
Z

If
you come intocontact withtheelectro-
lyte, observe thefollow ing:
R Rinse offthe electroly tefrom yourskin
immedi atelywithwater.
R Immedia telyrinse theelectroly teout of
you reyes thoroughl ywith clean water.
R Ifthe electroly teisswal lowe d,immedi -
ately rinse yourmouth outthoroughl y.Do
not induce vomiting.
R Ifelectroly tecomes intocontact withyour
skin orhair orisswal lowe d,seek medica l
attention immediately.
R Immedia telychange outofclothing which
has come intocontact withelectroly te.
R Ifan allergic reaction occurs,seekmedi-
cal attention immediately.
The "Automatic anti-glaremirrors"function is
only availableifthe vehicle isequi pped with
the "Mirro rspackage ".
The rear-view mirrorandtheexterior mirroron
the driver's sideautoma ticallygointo anti-
glare mode if:
R the ignition isswitched onand
R incident lightfrom headlampsstrikes the
sensor inthe rear-view mirror
The mirrors donot gointo anti-glare modeif
reverse gearisengaged orifthe interior light-
ing isswitched on. Parking
positionfor the exterio rmir-
ror onthe front-passenge rside
Setting andstoring theparking posi-
tion You
cansetthe front-passenger sideexterior
mirror suchthatyoucan seetherear wheel on
that side assoon asyou engage reverse gear.
You canstore thispositio n. 0043
Button forthe driver's sideexterior mirror
0044 Button forthe front-passenger sideexte-
rior mirror
0087 Button forthe exterior mirrorsetting
0085 Memory buttonM
X Make surethatthevehicle isstationary .
X Turn theSmartKey topositio n0048 inthe igni-
tion lock orstart theengine (Ypage 125).
X Press button 0044.
X Engage reverse gear.
The exterior mirroronthe front-passenger
side moves tothe defau ltparking position.
X Use button 0087toadjust theexterior mirror
to apositio nthat allows youtosee therear
wheel andthecurb.
The parking positionis stored.
i If
you shift thetransmission toanother
positio n,the front-passenger sideexterior
mirror returns tothe driving position.
Call ingupastored parking position
setting X
Turn theSmartKey topositio n0048 inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X Adjust thefront-passenger sideexterior mir-
ror using thecorresponding button
(Y page 98).
X Engage reverse gear.
The exterior mirroronthe front-passenger
side moves tothe stored parking position.
The exterior mirroronthe front-passenger side
moves backtoits origina lpositio n:
R as soon asyou exceed aspeed of9mph
(15 km/h )
R abou tten seconds afteryouhave disen-
gage dreverse gear
R when youusebutton 0043toselect theexte-
rior mirror onthe driver's side 100
MirrorsSeats,
steerin gwhe eland mirrors

the
winds hield wi pe rbl ad es orscra tchthe
wi nds hield.
For thisrea son ,yo usho uld alwa ysswitch
off the winds hield wi pe rs indry weath er.
Veh icles with ara in senso r:in the 0062 or
0063 positio n,the appro priate wiping fre-
qu ency isau toma tically se tacc ording tothe
inte nsityof the rain. Inthe 0063 positio n,the
ra in senso ris mor ese nsi tive thanin the 0062
po sitio n,cau sing the winds hield wi pe rto wipe
mor efre quentl y.
If the wipe rbl ad es arewo rn, the winds hield
wi llno longe rbe wipe dpro perly.Thi scou ld
pre vent youfro mobservi ng the trafficcond i-
tio ns. Sw
itchin gthe rear windo wwi per
on /o ff Co
mbi nati onswitch
0043 00C5 Switch
0048 00E2 Wipeswi th wa she rflu id
0049 ISwi tche son inte rmittent wiping
004A 0Swi tche soff inte rmittent wiping
004B 00E2 Wipeswi th wa she rflu id
X Swi tch onthe igniti on.
X Sli de switch 0043onthe comb inationsw itch
to the corr espo ndi ng positio n.
Wh enthe rearwi ndo wwipe ris sw itch edon,
the 00C5 symbo lap pe arsin the assista nce
gra phicin the instrument cluste r.Fur ther
inf orm ation on the assista nce graphic
(Y page 197 ). Repl
acingthe wiper blade s
Impo rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
If the winds hield wi pe rs begin to mov ewh ile
yo uar echa nging the wipe rbl ad es,yo u
cou ldbe trapped bythe wipe rar m. There is
a ris kof inju ry.
Alw ayssw itch offthe winds hield wi pe rs and
ig niti onbefor echa nging the wipe rbl ad es.
! To
avoid da ma ging the wipe rbl ad es,ma ke
su re tha tyo utou chonl ythe wipe rar m of
the wipe r.
! Nev
eropen the hood/ta ilga te ifawi pe r
ar m hasbe en foldedaw ay fromthe wind-
shi eld/r earwi ndo w.
Nev erfoldawi nds hield wi pe rar m withou ta
wi pe rbl ad eba ck onto thewinds hield/r ear
wi ndo w.
Hol dthe winds hield wi pe rar m firml ywh en
yo ucha nge thewipe rbl ad e. Ifyo urel ease
the wipe rar m withou ta wi pe rbl ad eand it
fa lls onto thewinds hield/r earwi ndo w,the
wi nds hield/r earwi ndo wma ybe dama ged
by the force ofthe impact.
Me rce des-Be nzrec omm endstha tyo uha ve
the wipe rbl ad es cha nge dat aqu alifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh op.
Ch ang ingthe winds hieldwiper blade s Remo
ving the wiper blade s
X Veh
icle swi tho utKEYLES S-G Oor KEY-
LE SS- GO start function:rem ove the
Sma rtKeyfro mthe igniti onlock.
X Veh
icle swi th KEYLES S-G Oor KEYLES S-
GO start function:sw itch offthe engine.
X Fol dthe wipe rar m aw ay fromthe wind-
shi eld. 11
0 Win
dshi eld wip ersLigh tsandwind shield wipers

Overview
ofclimat econtrol systems General
notes
Observe thesettings recom mended onthe fol-
lowing pages. Thewindows couldotherwise
fog up.
To preven tthe windows fromfogging up:
R switch offclimate control only briefly
R switch onair-rec irculation modeonlybriefly
R switch onthe cooling withairdehumidifica-
tion function
R switch onthe defrost windshield function
briefly, ifrequired
The air-con ditionin gsystem ordual-zon eauto-
matic climate control regulates thetemper a-
ture andthehumidity ofthe vehicle interior
and filters undesirable substancesfrom the
air.
The air-con ditionin gsystem ordual-zon eauto-
matic climate control can only beoperated
when theengin eis runn ing.Optimum opera-
tion isonly achieved withtheside windows
and panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding
panel closed.
If you start theengine usingyoursmart phone,
the last select edclimate control settingis
react ivated (Ypage 84).
The residual heatfunction canonly beactiva-
ted ordeactivat edwith theignition switched
off (Ypage 122). Always
keepthevent ilation flapsbehind the
side trimpanel inthe cargo compart ment
clear (Ypage 108). Otherwisethevehicle will
not bevent ilated correctly.
i Vent
ilate thevehicle forabrief period dur-
ing warm weather, e.g.using theconveni-
ence opening feature(Ypage 84).This will
speed upthe cooling process andthe
desired interiortemper aturewillbereached
more quickly.
i The
integ rated filterfilters outmost parti-
cles ofdust andsoot andcomplet elyfilters
out pollen. Italso reduces gaseous pollu-
tant sand odors. Aclogged filterreduces the
amount ofair supplied tothe vehicle inte-
rior. Forthis reason, youshould always
observe theinter valforreplacing thefilter,
which isspecified inthe Mainten anceBook-
let. Asitdepends onenviro nmentalcon di-
tion s,e.g. heavy airpollution, theinter val
may beshort erthan statedinthe Mainte-
nanc eBook let.
i It
is possible thatunder certaincirc um-
stan cestheresidual heatfunction may be
activat edautomatic allyanhour after the
Smart Keyhasbeen removed inorder todry
the automatic climatecontrol. Thevehicle is
then ventilated for30minut es. Overview
ofclimat econtrol systems
113Climat econtrol

It
is possib leto make useofthe residu alheat
of the engine tocontinue heatingthevehicle
for appro ximately 30minutes aftertheengine
has been switched off.The heating time
depends onthe setinterior temperature .
i The
blow erwil lrun atalow speed regard-
less ofthe airflowsetting.
i If
you activate theresidu alheat function at
high temperature s,only theventilation will
be activated. Theblow erruns atmediu m
speed .
i You
cannot usetheventilation tocool the
vehicle interior toatemperature lowerthan
the outsid etemperature .
Ac tivating/de activating X
Turn theSmartKey topositio n005A inthe igni-
tion lock orremove it(Y page 125).
X Press the004B button.
The indicator lampinthe 004B button lights
up orgoes out.
The indicator lampinthe button indicates
that therespective functionisactivated.
i Resi dualheat isdeactiva tedautoma tically:
R after appro ximately 30minutes
R when theignition isswitched on
R ifthe battery voltage drops Air
vents Important
safetynotes G
WARNING
Very hotorvery cold aircan flow from the
air vents. Thiscould resultin burns orfrost-
bite inthe immedi atevicinity ofthe air
vents. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatallvehicle occupants always
maintain asufficie ntdistance tothe airout-
lets. Ifnecessary ,redirect theairflowto
another areaofthe vehicle interior. In
order toensure thedirect flowoffresh air
through theairvents intothevehicle interior,
plea seobserve thefollow ingnotes:
R keep theairinlet betwee nthe windshi eld
and thehood freeofblockage s,such asice,
snow orlea ves.
R never covertheairvents orair intake grilles
in the vehicle interior.
i For
optimal climatecontrolinthe vehicle ,
open theairvents completely andsetthe
adjusters tothe central position. Setting
theairvents 0043
Side window defroster vent
0044 Side airvent
0049 Side airvent open
004A Side airvent closed
X To open aside airvent: turntheadjuster
in side airvent 0044tothe left inpositio n0049.
X To clo seaside airvent: turntheadjuster
in side airvent 0044clockwise asfar asitwil l
go topositio n004A.
i The
center andrear airvents areadjusted
in the same way. Ai
rvents
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Note
son bre aking-in ane wve hic le Impo
rtant safety notes
Th ese nso rsy ste mof some driving and driving
sa fety syste ms adjus tsautoma tically wh ile a
cer taindista nce isbe ing driven after the vehi-
cle hasbe en deliver edorafter repairs. Full
sy ste meff ecti vene ssisnot reache dunti lthe
end ofthistea ch-i npro ced ure.
New andreplaced brakepads and discs only
rea chthe irop tim um braking effect after sev-
era lhu ndr edkilome ters ofdri ving. Compe n-
sa te for thisby applying gre aterfor ce tothe
bra kepedal. The
first 1000 miles(150 0km)
Th emor eyo ulook after the enginewhen itis
new ,the mor esa tis fied youwi llbe with its
pe rfo rma nce inthe futur e.
R Yo usho uld the refore drive atvarying vehicle
and enginespee ds for the first 1000 miles
(15 00km).
R Avoi dhe avylo ad s,e.g .dri ving atfullthro t-
tle ,du ring thispe riod .
R Ch ang ege ar ingo od tim e,be for ethe tach-
ome ternee dle is 00C3 ofthe wayto the red
ar ea ofthe tachomete r.
R Do not manua lly shi ftto alowe rge ar to
bra kethe vehicle.
R Try toavoid de pre ssing the accelera tor
pe dalbe yond the point ofres istanc e(ki ck-
do wn) .
R Ide ally,for the first 1000 miles(15 00km),
dri ve inpro gramE.
Add itiona lbre aking-i nnote sfor Merce des-
AMG vehicles :
R Do not drive faste rtha n85 mph (140km/h )
for the first 1,000 miles(1, 500 km).
R Onl yal lo w the enginetorea chama xim um
eng inespee dof 4,5 00 rpm briefly.
R Ch ang ege ar ingo od tim e.
After 1,000 miles(1, 500 km),yo ucan
incr ease the enginespee dgra dually and bring
the vehicleto fullsp ee d.
Yo usho uld also observe thesenote son bre ak-
ing -in ifthe engineorparts ofthe drive train
on your veh icleha ve been rep laced .
Alw aysob serve the maxim um permi ssible
sp ee d. Dri
ving Impo
rtant safety notes G
WA
RNI NG
Ob jects inthe driver 'sfoo twe llcan restrict
the pedaltra vel orobstru ctade pre sse d
pe dal.Th eop era ting androadsa fety ofthe
veh icleis jeo pardi zed .Th ere isarisk ofan
acc ident.
Ma kesure tha tal lob jects inthe vehiclear e
sto wedcor rectly,and thatthe ycan not ente r
the driver 'sfoo twe ll. Insta llthe floo rma ts
se cu rel yand asspeci fied inord erto ens ure
su fficie ntcle aranc efor the pedals.Do not
us eloose floo rma tsand donot place floo r-
ma tson top ofone another. G
WA
RNI NG
Unsu itable foo twe arcan hinde rcor rect
us ag eof the pedals,e.g .:
R sho eswith thick soles
R sho eswith high heels
R slip pe rs
Th ere isarisk ofan acc ident.
We arsuita ble foo twe arto ens urecor rect
us ag eof the pedals. G
WA
RNI NG
If yo usw itch offthe igniti onwhile dri ving,
sa fety -releva ntfunctio nsareonl yav aila bl e
wi th limi tati ons ,or not atall. Th iscou ld
af fec t,for exa mpl e,the powe rste ering and
the brakeboost ing effect. Youwi llreq uire
cons idera blymor eeff ort toste erand brake.
Th ere isarisk ofan acc ident.
Do not switch offthe igniti onwhile dri ving. G
WA
RNI NG
If the parki ng bra kehasnot been fully
rel easedwh en driving, the parki ng bra ke
can :
R ove rheatand causeafire
R lose its holdfunctio n. 12
4 Dr
ivi ngDr ivi ng andparki ng