2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA engine

i
If
RACE START isused repea tedlywithin a
short period oftime, itis only available
aga inafter thevehicle hasbeen driven a
certain distance. AMG
adapt ivesport suspensi onsys-
tem
Gene ralnotes The
electronical lycontrolled dampingsystem
works continuously .This improves driving
safety andride comfort.
The dampi ngistuned individ uallyto each
wheel anddepends on:
R you rdriving style,e.g.sporty
R the road surface condition, e.g.bumps
R you rindivid ualselection ofSport orCom-
fort
The suspe nsion setting isadjusted usingthe
corresponding buttoninthe center console.
i The
mode canalso beset using theAMG
DYNAMIC SELECTcontroller (Ypage 133).
Each timeyoustart theengine withtheSmart-
Key orthe Start/St opbutton, Comfort mode
is activated. Forfurther information about
starting theengine, see(Ypage 125).
Sport mode The
firmer setting ofthe suspe nsion tuning in
Sport modeensures evenbetter contact with
the road. Select thismode whenemploy inga
sporty driving style,e.g.onwindi ngcountry
roads.
X Press button 0043.
Indicator lamp0044lights up.You have selec-
ted Sport mode. The
AMG Suspension SystemSPORT AMG
Suspension SystemSPORTmes-
sage appearsinthe multifu nctiondisplay.
Comfort mode In
Comfort mode,thedriving characteristics
of you rvehicle aremore comfortable. Select
this mode ifyou favor amore comfortable driv-
ing style, butalso when driving fastonstraight
roads, e.g.highw ays.
X Press button 0043aga inso that indicator
lamp 0044goes out.
You have selected Comfort mode.
The AMG Suspension SystemCOMFORT AMG
Suspension SystemCOMFORT
messag eappe arsinthe multifu nctiondis-
pla y. 4MATIC
! Never
towthevehicle withoneaxle raise d.
This may dama gethe differentia l.Damage
of this sort isnot covered bythe Mercedes-
Benz Limited Warranty.Allwheel smust
remain eitheronthe ground orbe fully
raise d.Observe theinstructions fortowing
the vehicle withallwheel sin full contact
with theground.
4MATIC, togetherwithESP®
,improves the
traction ofyou rvehicle whenever adrive
wheel spinsduetoinsufficie ntgrip.
If you failtoada ptyou rdriving style,4MATIC
can neither reducetherisk ofaccident nor
override thelawsof phys ics.4MATIC cannot
take account ofroad, weather andtraffic con-
ditions. 4MATIC isonly anaid.You arerespon-
sibl efor the distance tothe vehicle infront, for
vehicle speed,for braking ingood timeandfor
stayi nginyou rlane.
If adrive wheel spinsduetoinsufficie ntgrip:
R Only depres sthe accelera torpeda las far as
necessary whenpulling away.
R Accelerate lesswhen driving.
i In
wintry driving conditions, themaximum
effect of4MATIC canonly beachieve difyou
use winter tires(M+S tires),with snow
chains ifnecessary . 168
Drivi
ngsystemsDrivi ngand parking

Warning
displays 0043
Segments onthe left-ha ndside ofthe vehi-
cle
0044 Segments onthe right-ha ndside ofthe
vehicl e
0087 Segments showingopera tional readiness
The warning displaysshow thedista nce
betwe enthe sensors andtheobsta cle.The
wa rning displayforthe front areaisloca tedon
the dashboa rdabo vethe center airvents. The
wa rning displayforthe rear area isloca tedon
the headliner inthe rear compa rtment.
The warning displayforeach sideofthe vehi-
cle isdivi ded into fiveyellow and tworedseg-
ments. ParkingAssist PARKTR ONICisopera -
tional ifyel low segme ntsshow ingopera tional
read iness 0087light up.
The gearleve rposi tion orthe transmiss ion
posi tion ofthe automatic transmiss ionand the
dire ction inwhi chthe vehicl eis roll ing deter-
mine whichwarning displayisactive whenthe
engine isrunning. Transmissi
onposi -
tion Warning
display 005B
Front
areaactiva ted 005E,
005Corthe vehi-
cle isroll ing back-
wa rds Rea
rand front areas
activa ted 005D
No
area sactiva ted One
ormore segme ntslight up asthe vehicl e
app roache san obsta cle,depe nding onthe
vehicl e'sdista ncefrom theobsta cle.Inadd i-
tion, warning tones areissu ed.
When thedista ncetothe obsta cleissuffi cient,
you willhea ran intermittent warning tone. The
shorter thedista ncetothe obsta cle,the
shorter thefrequ ency ofthe intermittent warn-
ing tones become s.When theminimu mdis-
tance isreache d,you heara continuou swa rn-
ing tone.
De activati ngoractivati ngParking
Ass istPARK TRONIC 0043
Indica torlam p
0044 Deactiva tesoractiva tesParki ngAssist
PARKTR ONIC
If indica torlam p0043 islit, Parki ngAssist
PARKTR ONICisdea ctivated.
i Parki
ngAssist PARKTR ONICisau tomati-
call yactiva tedwhe nyou turn theSmartKey
to posi tion 0048inthe igniti onlock. Driv
ingsyste ms
173Drivingand parking Z

R
tha tar epa rallel to the directi onoftra vel
and atleas t39.5 in(1.0 m)longer thanyo ur
veh icle
R at right ang lesto the directi onoftrav eland
at leas t39.5 in(1.0 m)wid ertha nyo ur veh i-
cle
Wh endrivin gat spee ds below 19 mph
(30 km/h ),yo uwi llse epa rki ng symbo l0044 as
a sta tus indicator inthe instrument cluste r.
Wh enapa rki ng space hasbe en detecte d,an
ar row towards the right or the left also
ap pe ars. By default, Activ ePa rki ng Assi stonl y
di sp lays parki ng space son the front-
pa sse nge rsi de .Pa rki ng space son the driver 's
si de aredisp laye das soo nas the turnsigna l
on the driver 'sside isacti vated .Wh enparki ng
on the driver 'sside ,thi smu strem ain acti vated
unti lyo uconfi rmthe useof Activ ePa rki ng
Assi stby pre ssing the 0076 button onthe mul-
tifu nctio nste ering wheel.The syste mautoma t-
ica lly de term ineswh eth erthe parki ng space is
pa rallel or atright-a nglestothe directi onof
tra vel .
A pa rki ng space isdisp laye dwh ile yo uar e
dri vin gpa st it, and untilyo uar eap pro xim ately
50 ft(15 m)awa yfrom it.
Pa rki ng G
WA
RNI NG
If yo uleav ethe driver 'sseat wh en the vehi-
cle isonl ybe ing braked bythe Parki ng Pack-
ag ewi th rea rvi ew camer a,itcou ldrol l
aw ay:
R ifthe reisama lfunc tionin the syste mor
in the voltag esu pp ly
R ifthe electr icalsy ste minthe enginecom -
pa rtme nt,the batter yor the fuse sar e
tam pered with
R ifthe batter yis disco nnecte d
R ifthe vehicleis ac cel era ted ,e.g .by aveh i-
cle occu pant
Th ere isarisk ofan accid ent.
Bef ore leav ing the vehicle, alwa yssecu re it
ag ainst rolling away.
i If
Acti veParki ng Ass istde tects obsta cles,
Acti veParki ng Ass istbra kes automa tically
wh ile the vehicleis pa rki ng. Youar eres pon-
si bl e for braking ingo od tim e. X
Stop thevehiclewh en the parki ng space
sy mbo lsho wsthe desired parki ng spacein
the instrumen tclu ste r.
X Shi ftthe transmi ssion topositio n005E.
Th eSta rtParkingAss ist? Sta
rtParkingAss ist?Yes :OK Yes
:OK No: No:
0038 message appe arson the multifu ncti on
di sp lay.
X To canc elthe proc edure:pressthe 0038
bu tton onthe multifu ncti onsteering wheel
or pullaw ay.
or X To
park using Activ ePark ingAs sist:
pre ssthe 0076 button onthe multifu ncti on
ste ering wheel.
Th ePar kingAss ist Active Acceler‐ Par
kingAss ist Active Acceler‐
ate andBrake ate
andBrakeObs erveSur roundings Obs
erveSur roundings
mes sage appe arson the multifu ncti ondis-
pl ay .
X Let goofthe multifu ncti onsteering wheel.
X Ba ck up the vehicle, be ing readytobra keat
al ltim es.Wh enbackin gup ,dri ve atasp ee d
be low ap pro xim ately6mph (10km/h ).Oth -
erw ise, Acti veParki ng Ass istwi llbe can-
cel ed.
Acti veParki ng Ass istbra kes thevehicleto a
sta nds tillwh en the vehicleap pro ache sthe
rea rbo rde rof the parki ng space.
Ma neu vering maybe req uired intig ht park-
ing spaces.
Th ePar kingAss ist Active Select Par
kingAss ist Active Select
DOb serveSurroundings DOb
serveSurroundings message appe ars
on the multifu ncti ondisp lay.
X Shi ftthe transmi ssion topositio n005B while
the vehicleis sta tionar y.
Acti veParki ng Ass istim med iatel yste ers in
the otherdirec tion.
Th ePar kingAss ist Active Acceler‐ Par
kingAss ist Active Acceler‐
ate andBrake ate
andBrakeObs erveSur roundings Obs
erveSur roundings
mes sage appe arson the multifu ncti ondis-
pl ay .
i Yo
uwi llac hieve thebest res ults by waiting
for the steering pro ced ureto com plete
be for epu lling away.
X Dri veforwa rds and berea dytobra keatall
tim es.
Acti veParki ng Ass istbra kes thevehicleto a
sta nds tillwh en the vehicleap pro ache sthe
fro ntborde rof the parki ng space.
Ma neu vering maybe req uired intig ht park-
ing spaces. 17
6 Dr
ivi ng system sDrivi ng andparki ng

The
Parking AssistActiveSelectR Parking
AssistActiveSelectR
Observe Surrounding s Observe
Surrounding smessage appearson
the multifunct iondisplay .
As soon asthe parking procedure iscomplete,
the Active Parking AssistFinished Active
Parking AssistFinished mes-
sage appears andawarning tonesounds. The
vehicle isnow parked.
The vehicle iskept station arywithout the
driver having todepress thebrake pedal. The
braking effectiscanceled whenyoudepress
the accelerator pedal.
Act ive Parking Assistnolonger supports you
with steerin ginter ventions andbrake applica-
tions. When Active Parking Assistisfinished,
you must steer andbrake againyourself.
Act ive Parking Assistisstill availabl e.
Parking tips:
R The way your vehicle ispositioned inthe
parking spaceafterparking isdependent on
various factors.These include theposition
and shape ofthe vehicles parkedinfront
and behind itand thecondit ionsofthe loca-
tion. Itmay bethe case thatActive Parking
Assist guides youtoofarinto aparking
space, ornot farenough intoit.Insome
cases, itmay alsolead youacross oront o
the curb. Ifnecessary, canceltheparking
procedure withActive Parking Assist.
R You canalso preselect transmission position
005B. The vehicle redirect sand does notdrive
as far into theparking space.Should the
trans mission changetakeplace tooearly,
the parking procedure iscanceled. Asensi-
ble parking position cannolonger beach-
ieved fromthisposition.
Exiting apar king space In
order thatActive Parking Assistcansupport
you when exitingthe parking space:
R you need tohave parked usingActive Park-
ing Assist .
R the border ofthe parking spacemustbe
high enough atthe front andtherear. A
curb stoneis too small, forexample.
R the border ofthe parking spacemustnotbe
too wide, asthe position ofthe vehicle must
not exceed anangle of45° tothe start ing
position asitis maneuvered intotheparking
space.
R amaneuvering distanceofat least 3.3ft
(1.0 m)must beavailabl e. Act
ive Parking Assistcanonly assist youwith
exitin gaparking spaceifyou have parked the
vehicle parallel tothe direction oftravel using
Act ive Parking Assist.
i If
Act ive Parking Assistdetectsobstacles,
Act ive Parking Assistbrakes automatically
while thevehicle isexitin gthe parking
space. Youareresponsible forbraking in
good time.
X Start theengine.
X Release theelectric parking brake.
X Switch onthe turn signal inthe direction
you willdrive outofthe parking space.
X Shift thetrans mission toposition 005Bor005E.
The Start Parking Assist? Start
Parking Assist?Yes:OK Yes:
OKNo: No:
0038 message appearsonthe multifunct ion
display .
X To cancel theprocedur e:press the0038
button onthe multifunct ionsteerin gwheel
or pull away .
or X To
exit apar king space usingActive
Park ingAssist: pressthe0076 button on
the multifunct ionsteerin gwheel.
The Parking AssistActiveAcceler‐ Parking
AssistActiveAcceler‐
ate andBrake ate
andBrake Observe Surrounding s Observe
Surrounding s
message appearsonthe multifunct iondis-
play.
X Let goofthe multifunct ionsteerin gwheel.
X Pull away ,being ready tobrake atall times.
Do not exceed amaximum speedofapprox-
imately 6mph (10km/ h)when exitinga
park ingspac e.Otherwis e,Ac tivePark ing
As sist willbecan cele d.
X Dep endingonthemess ageoras requir ed,
shif tth etransm ission toposit ion005Bor005E.
Ac tivePark ingAssist imme diatelysteers in
th eoth erdirec tion.The Park ingAssist Park
ingAssist
Acti veAcce lerateand Brake Acti
veAcce lerateand BrakeObse rve Obse
rve
Surr oundings Surr
oundings messageappears onthe
mult ifunction display.
i You
willachie vethebest result sby waitin g
for thest eerin gproc edure tocom plete
befo repulling away.
If you back upafteract ivat ion, thest eerin g
wheel ismov edtothest raight -aheadposi-
tio n.
X Dr ive forwards andreverse asprom ptedby
th eAc tivePark ingAssist warn ingdisplays,
seve raltim esifnec essar y. Drivin
gsyst ems
177Driving andparking Z

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

Trip
menu
Stan dard display X
Pre ssand holdthe 0038 button onthe
stee ringwh eelunti lthe Trip Tri
pmenu with trip
od ome ter0043and odome ter0044appe ars.
Trip compute r"F rom Start" or"From
Res et" 0043
Distance
0044 Driv ingtime
0087 Aver agesp ee d
0085 Aver agefu el cons umption
X Pre ssthe 0059 or0065 button onthe stee r-
ing wheelto sel ect the Trip Tri
pmenu .
X Pre ssthe 0063 or0064 button tosel ect
Fro mSta rt Fro
mSta rtorFro mRes et Fro
mRes et.
The values inthe FromSta rt Fro
mSta rtsubme nuare
cal cul ate dfro mthe startof ajou rney whilst
the values inthe FromRes et Fro
mRes etsubme nuare
cal cul ate dfro mthe last time thesubme nuwas
res et(Y page 193 ).
In the followi ng cas es, the trip comp uteris
au toma tically res etFro mSta rt Fro
mSta rt:
R the igniti onhasbe en switch edoff for mor e
tha nfou rhou rs.
R 999 hourshave been exce eded.
R 9,9 99 mileshave been exce eded.
Wh en9,9 99 hou rsor 99, 999 mileshave been
exce eded,the trip comp uteris au toma tically
res etFro mRes et Fro
mRes et. EC
Odis play The
ECO disp layis not availa bl e in Me rced es-
AMG vehicles.
X Pre ssthe 0059 or0065 button onthe stee r-
ing wheelto sel ect the Trip Tri
pmenu .
X Pre ssthe 0063 or0064 button tosel ect
ECO DISPLAY ECO
DISPLAY.
If the igniti onrem ains switch edoff for longe r
tha nfou rhou rs,the ECO disp laywi llbe auto-
ma tica lly res et.
For mor einfo rma tionon the ECO disp lay, see
(Y page 149 ).
Di spl aying the rang eand curren tfue l
co ns umptio n Me
rced es-AMG vehicles: the menu onlysho ws
ra nge 0043.
X Pre ssthe 0059 or0065 button onthe stee r-
ing wheelto sel ect the Trip Tri
pmenu .
X Pre ss0063 or0064 tosel ect the disp lay
wi th appro xim ate range 0043and current fuel
cons umption 0044.
App roximaterange 0043thatcan becove red
is cal cul ate dacc ording toyour cur rent driv-
ing styleand theamount offuel in the tank.
If the reisonl ya sma llam ount offuel left in
the fuel tank, aveh iclebe ing refueled 00A8
ap pe arsins tea dof appro xim ate range 0043.
Re cup erationdisp lay0087 sho wsyouif
ene rgy hasbe en recu perated fromthe
kine ticene rgy inove rrunmod eand saved in
the battery .Re cup erationdisp lay0087
de pends onthe engineinstalled and is
the refore not availabl e in allveh icles. 19
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nus and submen usOn-bo ard computer anddisplay s

comp
lywith the releva ntnati onal roadtraf-
fic rules. Insome countries ,incl uding Ger-
many ,us eof the acoustic locki ngveri fica-
tion signal ispro hibited byroa dtraffi crul es
(i n Ge rma ny,bysecti ons16[1] and 30[1]
of the StVO regulations ).The driver ofthe
vehi cleisresp onsible for ensu ringcomp li-
ance with these rules. Incou ntries inwhi ch
the useof this functi onispro hibited ,the
functi onwillbe disab led in your vehi cleand
yo uwi llnot beper mitted toena ble it.
Res torin gthe facto rysetting s X
Pre ssthe 0059 or0065 button onthe stee r-
ing whe elto sel ect the Sett . Sett
.menu .
X Pre ssthe 0064 or0063 button tosel ect the
Fact orySetting Fact
orySettingsubme nu.
X Pre ss0076 toconfi rm.
The Rese tAll Settings? Rese
tAll Settings?functi on
ap pea rs.
X Pre ssthe 0064 or0063 button tosel ect No No
or Yes Yes.
X Pre ssthe 0076 button toconfi rmthe selec-
tion.
If yo uha ve selected Yes Yes,
themultifunction
di spl aysho wsaconfi rmation mess age.
For safety reasons, theDayt imeRunning Dayt
imeRunning
Ligh ts Ligh
tsfuncti oninthe Ligh t Ligh
tsu bme nuisonly
rese tif the vehi cleisstati onar y. AMG
menu (Mercedes -AMG vehicle s)
Warm-up 0043
Digi talspe edo meter
0044 Gearindi cator
0087 Ups hiftindi cator
0085 Engine oiltempe rature
0083 Coola nttempe rature
0084 Transmis sionflu idtempe rature X
Pre ssthe 0059 or0065 button onthe stee r-
ing whe elto sel ect the AMG AMG
menu .
Upsh iftindi cato r:up shi ftindi cator UP UP
0087
indi cates thattheengi nehasrea ched the
over revvi ngrang ewhe nin the manu aldri ve
pro gram.
En gine and transmi ssion oiltempe ra-
ture: whenthe engi neand transm ission are
at norma lope ratingtempe rature,oiltem-
per ature0085 and 0084are displ ayed inwhi tein
the multifunction displ ay.
If the multifunction displ aysho wsoiltem-
per ature0085 or0084 inblue ,the engi neorthe
transm ission are not yetat norma lope rating
tempe rature.Avoi ddri ving atfullengi neout-
pu tdu ring thistime .
SE TUP 0043
Drive system Comfort Comf
ort/ Sport Spor
t/Spo rt+ Spor
t+
0044 Chass isCom fort Com
fort/Spo rt Spo
rt/ Sport+ Spo
rt+
0087 Tran smissio nD D/
M M
0085 ESP®
On On/
Off Off
orSPORT handlingmod e
Spo rt Spo
rt
SE TUP displ aysthefoll owin ginf orm ationand
fun ction s:
R thedigit alspee dometer
R thegear indicat or
R thedriv esyst emsetting
R thesuspe nsion mod e
R thetrans mis sion position
R theES P®
(El ect ron icStabilit yPro gram )st a-
tus
X Pre ssthe0059 or0065 buttonon thest eer -
ing wheel tosele cttheAMG AMG
men u.
X Pre ss0063 repeatedly untilSE TUP appear s. Menu
sand submen us
201On-boar dcomp uter and displa ys 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