2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA ignition

To
ensure thatthevehicle issecured against
rolling awayunintention ally:
R the electric parking brakemustbeapplied.
R the trans mission mustbeinposition 005Dand
the trans mission position displaymustshow
005D inthe multifunct iondisplay .
R the Smart Keymust beremoved fromthe
ignition lock.
R on uphill ordownhill gradients, thefront
wheels mustbeturned towards thecurb. Switching
offthe engine
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
The automatic transmission switches toneu-
tral position Nwhen youswitch offthe
engine. Thevehicle mayrollaway .There isa
risk ofan accident .
Aft erswitching offthe engine, alwaysswitch
to parking position P.Prevent theparked
vehicle fromrolling awaybyapplyi ngthe
parking brake.
Automa tictransmission X
Apply theelectric parking brake.
X All
vehicles (exceptMercedes-AMG vehi-
cles): shiftthetrans mission toposition 005D. X
Mercedes-AMG vehicles:pressbutton 0043. X
With theSmar tKey:turn theSmart Keyto
position 005Ainthe ignition lockandremove
it.
The immobilizer isactivated.
X With theStar t/Stop button:press the
Start /Stopbutton (Ypage 125).
The engine stopsandallthe indicator lamps
in the instr ument cluster goout.
If the driver's doorisclosed, thisisthe
same askey position 0047.Ifthe driver's door
is open, thisisthe same askey position 005A,
i.e. the Smart Keyhaving beenremoved.
If you switch theengine offwith thetrans mis-
sion inposition 005Eor005B, theautomatic trans-
mission shiftsto005C automatically.
With theSmar tKey: ifyou then open thedriv-
er's door orthe front -passenger dooror
remove theSmart Keyfrom theignition, the
automatic transmission shiftsto005D automati-
cally.
With theStar t/Stop button:ifyou then open
the driver's doororthe front -passenger door,
the automatic transmission shiftsto005D auto-
matically.
If you want theautomatic transmission to
remain inneutral 005C,e.g. when having the
vehicle cleaned inan automatic carwash with
a towing system:
X Vehicles
withtheStar t-Stopbutt on:
remove theStart -Stop button fromtheigni-
tion lock.
X Insert theSmart Keyinto theignition lock.
X All vehicles: switchtheignition on.
X Depress thebrake pedalandkeep it
depressed.
X Eng age neutral 005C.
X Release thebrake pedal.
X Release theelectric parking brake.
X Switch offthe ignition andleave theSmart -
Key inthe ignition lock. Elec
tric par king brake
General notes G
WARNIN
G
If children areleft unsupervised inthe vehi-
cle, they could:
R operate thevehicle's equipment 146
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kingDriving andparking

The
electric parking brakeisnot automatically
applied ifthe engine isswitched offbythe
ECO start/stopfunct ion.
Releasing automat ically Your
vehicle's electricparking brakeisauto-
matically releasedifall ofthe following condi-
tions aremet:
R The engine isrunnin g
R The trans mission isin position 005Bor005E and
you depress theaccelerator pedalorshift
from position 005Dto005B or005E
R The seat beltisfasten ed
If the trans mission isin position 005E,thetail-
gate must beclosed.
If your seatbeltisnot fasten ed,the following
condit ionsmust befulfilled toautomatically
release theelectric parking brake:
R The driver's doorisclosed.
R You areshiftin gfrom transmission position
005D orhave previously drivenatspeeds
greater than2mph (3km/ h)
Ens ure that youdonot depress theaccelera-
tor pedal unintention ally.Otherwise, thepark-
ing brake willbereleased andthevehicle will
start tomove.
Emergency braking The
vehicle canalso bebraked duringan
emergenc yby using theelectric parking brake.
X While driving, pushhandle 0043ofthe electric
parking brake(Ypage 147).
The vehicle isbraked aslong asyou keep
handle 0043ofthe electric parking brake
pressed. Thelonger theelectric parking
brake handle 0043isdepressed, thegreater
the braking force.
During braking:
R awarning tonesounds
R the Release ParkingBrake Release
ParkingBrakemessage
appears
R the red 0049 (USAonly)or0024 (Canada
only) indicator lampinthe instr ument clus-
ter flashes
When thevehicle hasbeen braked toastand-
still, theelectric parking brakeisapplied. Park
ingthe vehicle foralong period
If you leave thevehicle parkedforlonger than
four weeks, thebattery maybedamaged by
exhaustive discharging.
If you leave thevehicle parkedforlonger than
six weeks, thevehicle maysuffer damage asa
result oflack ofuse.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop and
seek advice.
i You
canobtain informationabout trickle
chargers fromaqualified specialist work-
shop. Driving
tips General
notes
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
If you switch offthe ignition whiledriving,
safety-relevan tfunct ionsareonly availab le
with limitations, ornot atall. This could
affect ,for example, thepower steerin gand
the brake boosting effect.You willrequire
considerably moreeffort tosteer andbrake.
There isarisk ofan accident .
Do not switch offthe ignition whiledriving. G
WARNIN
G
Mobile commun icationsequipment distracts
the driver fromtrafficcondit ions.Inaddi-
tion, thedriver couldlosecontrolofthe
vehicle. Thereisarisk ofan accident .
As adriver, usemobile commun ications
equipment onlywhen thevehicle isat a
standst ill.
As avehicle occupant ,use mobile commun i-
cations equipment onlyinthe designated
area, e.g.therear passenger compartment.
Observe thelegal requirement sfor the count ry
in which youaredriving. Somejurisdict ions
prohibit thedriver fromusing amobile phone
while driving avehicle.
If you make acall while driving, alwaysuse
hands-f reemode. Onlyoperate thetelephone 148
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tipsDriving andparking

object
swhen theyareinthe immediate
vicinit yof the vehicle. Youcould damage the
vehicle orthe object s.
The sensors maynotdetect snowandother
object sthat absorb ultrasonic waves.
Ultrasonic sourcessuchasan automatic car
wash, thecompressed- airbrakes ofatruck
or apneumatic drillcould cause Parking
Assist PARKTRONIC tomalfunct ion.
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC maynotfunc-
tion correc tlyon uneven terrain.
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isactivated auto-
matically whenyou:
R switch onthe ignition
R shift thetransm issiontoposition 005B,005Eor
005C
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isdeactivated at
speeds above11mph (18km/ h).It is rea cti-
vate dat lowe rspe eds.
Rang eof the senso rs Gen
eral notes
Pa rking AssistPAR KTRONIC doesnot take into
acco untobstacl eslocate d:
R bel ow the dete ction range,such asper sons ,
ani mal sor obje cts
R ab ove thedete ction range,e.g. overhanging
lo ad s,tai lsecti onsorload ing ram psof
trucks 0043
Senso rsinthe front bumpe r,left-ha ndside
(e xamp le)
The sens orsmus tbe free from dirt, ice or
slu sh. The ycan othe rwisenot functi oncor-
rectl y.Clea nthe sens orsregularl y,taki ngcare
not toscra tchordamag ethem (Ypage 283 ). Rang
e 0043
Detecti onrang eof front sensors
0044 Detecti onrang eof rea rsens ors
Front sensors Ce
nter Appr
ox.40in(app rox.
100 cm) Co
rners Appr
ox.24in(app rox.
60 cm) Re
ar sens ors Ce
nter Appr
ox.48in(app rox.
120 cm) Co
rners Appr
ox.32in(app rox.
80 cm) Mini
mum distance Ce
nter Appr
ox.8in (app rox.
20 cm) Co
rners Appr
ox.6in (app rox.
15 cm) If
an obs tacl eis dete cted within thisrang e,the
rel eva ntwa rning displ ayslight upand awa rn-
ing tone sounds. Ifthe distance fallsbel ow the
mini mum ,the distance maynolonger be
sho wn. 17
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ving sys temsDriving and parkin g

Problems
withParking AssistPARKTRONIC Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions Only
thered segments
in the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC warning
display sare lit.You also
hear awarning tonefor
approximately twosec-
onds.
Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC isthen
deactivated andthe
indicator lamponthe
PARKTRONIC button
lights up. Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC hasmalfunction edand hasbeen deac-
tivated.
X Ifproblems persist,haveParking AssistPARKTRONIC checkedat
a quali fiedspecialist workshop. Only
thered segments
in the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC warning
display sare lit.Parking
Assist PARKTRONIC is
then deactivated. The
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC sensorsaredirty orthere isinter-
ferenc e.
X Clean theParking AssistPARKTRONIC sensors(Ypage 283).
X Switch theignition backon. The
problem maybecaused byan extern alsource ofradio orultra-
sound waves.
X Check tosee ifParking AssistPARKTRONIC worksatadifferent
location. Active
Parking Assist
General notes Act
ive Parking Assistisan electron icparking
aid with ultrasound. Itmeasures theroad on
both sides ofthe vehicle. Aparking symbol
indicates asuitable parkingspace.Active
steering intervention andbrake application
can assist youduring parking andwhen exiting
a parking space.Youcanalso stilluse Parking
Assist PARKTRONIC (Ypage 171).
Import antsafety notes Act
ive Parking Assistismerely anaid. Itis not
a replacement foryour atten tiontoyour imme-
diate surroundings. Youarealwa ysresponsi-
ble forsafe maneuvering, parkingandexiting a
parking space.Makesurethatthere areno
persons, animalsorobject sin the maneuver-
ing area when youaremaneuvering orparking.
When Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isdeactiva-
ted, Active Parking Assistisalso unavaila ble. G
WARNING
While parking orpulli ngout ofaparking
space, thevehicle swingsoutand candrive
onto areas ofthe oncomin glane. Thiscould
cause youtocollide withother roadusers or
object s.There isarisk ofan accident.
Pay atten tiontoother roadusers orobject s.
Stop thevehicle ifnecessary orcancel the
Act ive Parking Assistparking procedure.
! If
they cannot beavoided, driveover
obstacles suchascurbs slowly andatan
obtuse angle.Otherwise, youmay damage
the wheels ortires.
Act ive Parking Assistmaypossibly indicate
parking spaceswhicharenot suitable forpark-
ing, forexample:
R where parking orstopping isprohibited
R in front ofdriveways orentr ances andexits
R on unsuitable surfaces 174
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systemsDriving andparking

The
outside temperat uredisplay isin the mul-
tifunc tiondisplay (Ypage 191).
There isashort delay before achange inout-
side temperat ureappears inthe multifunct ion
display . Coolant
temperaturegauge G
WARNIN
G
Opening thehood when theengine isover-
heated orwhen thereisafire inthe engine
compart mentcould expose youtohot gases
or other service products. Thereisarisk of
injury.
Let anoverheated enginecooldown before
opening thehood. Ifthere isafire inthe engine
compart ment,keep thehood closed
and cont actthe fire department .
! A
display message isshown ifthe coolant
temperat ureistoo high.
If the coolant temperat ureisover 248‡
(120 †),donot cont inue driving. The
engine willotherwise bedamaged.
The coolant temperat uregage isin the instr u-
ment cluster onthe right- hand side
(Y page 32).
The Hmarking inthe coolant temperat ure
gauge correspon dstoacoolant temperat ure
of approximately 248‡(120 †).
Under normal operating conditionsandatthe
correc tcoolant level,thecoolant temperat ure
gauge mayrisetothe Hmarking. Opera
tingtheon-board computer
Overview 0043
Multifunct iondisplay
0044 Right controlpanel
0087 Left controlpanel
X To activat ethe on-board computer:turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047inthe ignition lock.
You cancont rolthe multifunct iondisplay andthesettings inthe on-board computer usingthe
button son the multifunct ionsteerin gwheel. Displays
andoperat ion
189On-board computerand display s Z

If
you switch offthe engine, theRACE TIMER is
reset to"0" after 30seconds. Alllapsare
dele ted.
You cannot deleteindivid ualstored laps.Ifyou
have stopped 16laps,the current lapdoes not
have tobe reset.
X Rese tthe current lap.
X Press 0076toconfirm Reset Reset.
Reset Race-Timer? Reset
Race-Timer? appearsinthe multi-
function display.
X Press the0064 button toselect Yes Yes
and
press the0076 button toconfirm.
All lapsare dele ted.
Overall statistics 0043
RACETIMER overallevalu ation
0044 Total timedriven
0087 Average speed
0085 Distance covered
0083 Maximu mspeed
This function isshown ifyou have stored at
lea stone lapand stopped theRACETIMER.
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theAMG AMG
menu.
X Press the0063 button repeatedlyuntilthe
overal levalu ation appears. Lap
statistics 0043
Lap
0044 Lap time
0087 Average lapspeed
0085 Lap length
0083 Top speed duringlap
This function isonly availableifyou have
stored atlea sttwo lapsand have stopped the
RACETIMER.
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theAMG AMG
menu.
X Press 0063repeatedlyuntilalap evalu ation
appe ars.
Each lapappe arsinasepa ratesubme nu.
The fastest lapisindicated byflashi ngsym-
bol 0043.
X Press the0063 or0064 button toselect a
different lapevalu ation. Dis
play message s Introductio
n
Gene ralnotes Displa
ymessag esappe arinthe multifu nctiondisplay.
Displa ymessag eswith graphi cdispl aysmay beshown insimpl ifiedform inthe Operator's Man-
ual and may therefore differfromthemultifu nctiondisplay.
Plea serespond inaccordance withthedispl aymessag esand follow theaddi tional notes inthis
Operator's Manual.
Certai ndispl aymessage sare accompanie dby an aud ible warning toneoracontinuous tone.
When theignition isswitched off,alldispl aymessag esare dele ted, apartfrom some high-pri ority
displ aymessag es.Once thecause sof the high-pri oritydisplaymessag eshave been rectified, the
corresponding displaymessage sare also deleted. Di
splay message s
203On-bo ardcompu terand displays Z

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Fro
ntPassenger Fro
ntPassenger
Air bag Disabled Air
bag Disabled
See Operator'sMan ‐ See
Operator'sMan ‐
ual ual The
fron t-pass enger airbag and fron t-pass enger knee bag aredeac -
ti vat ed duri ngthejo urn ey, althoug h:
R an adult
or
R aper son oftheco rresp ondin gst atur eis on thefron tpass enger
seat
If addit ionalfor cesare applie dto theseat ,th esyst emmay interp ret
th eoc cup ant'sweigh tas lower than itact ually is.
G WAR
NING
The fron t-pass enger fron tair bag and fron tpass enger knee bag may
no tbe trigge redintheeve ntofan acc iden t.
The reisan increas edriskof injury.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 145).
X Swi tchth eign ition off.
X Hav eth eoc cup ant onthefron tpass enger seat getout ofthe
veh icle.
X Kee pth eseat unoccupied ,clo sethefron tpass enger door and
swit chon theign ition .
X Obs erveth ePA SS EN GER AIR BA Gind icat orlamp sin thece nter
co nsole and themult ifunction disp layand checkth efol lowin g:
Se at uno ccupied andignition swit ched on:
R aself -diagn osis iscar riedout .The PASS EN GER AIR BA GOF F
and PASS EN GER AIR BA GON indicat orlamp smus tligh tup
sim ultane ousl yfor appr oximat elysixsec onds
R thePA SS EN GER AIR BA GOF Find icat orlamp mustth en ligh t
up and remainlitaft ertheself -diagn osis.If th eind icat orlamp
is on ,OCS (Occup ant Class ification Sys tem) has deac tivat ed
th efron t-pass enger fron tair bag and fron t-pass enger knee bag
(Y page 48)
R theFro ntPassenger Airbag EnabledSee Operator's Fro
ntPassenger Airbag EnabledSee Operator's
Man ual Man
ual orFro ntPassenger Airbag DisabledSee Opera‐ Fro
ntPassenger Airbag DisabledSee Opera‐
tor 'sManual tor
'sManual displaymes sage smus tno tbe sho wnonthe
mult ifunction disp lay
X Wait foraper iod ofat least 60sec onds unt ilth ene cessar ysys-
te m checks hav ebeen compl eted.
X Mak esur eth at thedisp laymes sage sdo notappear inthemult i-
fun ction disp lay.
If th ese cond ition sare fulfilled ,th efron tpass enger seat canbe
oc cup iedagain .Whe ther thePA SS EN GER AIR BA GOF For ON indi-
cat orlamp remainslit or goe sout depe ndson how OCS classifies
th eoc cup ant.
If th eco nd ition sare notfulf illed ,th esyst emisno toper ating cor-
rec tly.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely. Disp
laymes sage s
213On -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s Z

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Fur
ther inform ation about theOc cup ant Class ification Sys tem
(Y page 48). Fro
ntPassenger Fro
ntPassenger
Air bag EnabledSee Air
bag EnabledSee
Ope rator'sMan ual Ope
rator'sMan ual The
fron t-pass enger airbag and fron t-pass enger knee bag areena-
bled duringthejo urn ey, eventh ough :
R ach ild, asma lladult oran obj ectweigh ingless than thesyst em's
weigh tth res hold isloc ate don thefron tpass enger seat
or
R thefron tpass enger seat isuno ccupied
The systemmay detectobj ects or for cesapplyin gaddit ionalweigh t
on theseat .
G WAR
NING
The fron t-pass enger fron tair bag and fron t-pass enger knee bag may
be trigge reduninten tion ally.
The reisan increas edriskof injury.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 145).
X Swi tchth eign ition off.
X Ope nth efron tpass enger door .
X Remo vethech ild and thech ild res train tsyst emfrom thefron t
pass enger seat .
X Mak esur eth at there arenoobj ects on theseat addin gto the
weigh t.
The systemmightother wise detectth eaddit ionalweigh tand
int erp ret theseat occup ant'sweigh tas gre aterth an itact ually is.
X Kee pth eseat unoccupied ,clo sethefron tpass enger door and
swit chon theign ition .
X Obs erveth ePA SS EN GER AIR BA Gind icat orlamp sin thece nter
co nsole and themult ifunction disp layand checkth efol lowin g:
Se at uno ccupied andignition swit ched on:
R aself -diagn osis iscar riedout .The PASS EN GER AIR BA GOF F
and PASS EN GER AIR BA GON indicat orlamp smus tligh tup
sim ultane ousl yfor appr oximat elysixsec onds
R thePA SS EN GER AIR BA GOF Find icat orlamp mustth en ligh t
up and remainlitaft ertheself -diagn osis.If th eind icat orlamp
is on ,OCS hasdeac tivat ed thefron t-pass enger fron tair bag
and fron t-pass enger knee air bag (Ypage 48)
R theFro ntPassenger Airbag EnabledSee Operator's Fro
ntPassenger Airbag EnabledSee Operator's
Man ual Man
ual orFro ntPassen ger Airbag DisabledSee Opera‐ Fro
ntPassen ger Airbag DisabledSee Opera‐
tor 'sManual tor
'sManual displaymes sage smus tno tbe sho wnonthe
mult ifunction disp lay
X Wait foraper iod ofat least 60sec onds unt ilth ene cessar ysys-
te m checks hav ebeen compl eted.
X Mak esur eth at thedisp laymes sage sdo notappear inthemult i-
fun ction disp lay. 214
Disp
laymes sage sOn -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s