2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA fuel fill door release

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tKey Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If children areleft unsupervised inthe vehi-
cle, they could:
R operate thevehicle's equipment
Additionally, childrencouldsetthe vehicle in
motion if,for example, they:
R release theparking brake
R shift theautomatic transmissionoutof
park position 005D
R start theengine
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
Never leavechildren oranimals unattended
in the vehicle.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
SmartK eywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applie sfor the Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect. G
WARNING
If you attach heavyorlarge object sto the
SmartK ey,the SmartK eycould beuninten -
tionally turnedinthe ignition lock.This
could cause theengine tobe switched off.
There isarisk ofan accident.
Do not attach anyheavy orlarge object sto
the SmartK ey.Remove anybulky keyrings
before insertin gthe SmartK eyinto theigni-
tion lock.
! Keep
theSmartK eyaway fromstrongmag-
netic fields. Otherwise, theremote control
funct ioncould beaffected.
Str ong magnetic fieldscanoccur inthe
vicinity ofpowerful electrical installations.
Do not keep theSmartK ey:
R with electron icdevices, e.g.amobile phone
or another SmartKey
R with metallic objects,e.g. coins ormetal foil
R inside metallic objects,e.g. ametal case
Vehicles withKEYLESS-GO startfunction:
do not keep theSmartK eyinthe cargo com- partment
.Otherwise, theSmartK eymay not
be detect ed,e.g. when startin gthe engine
using theStart /Stopbutton. Smar
tKeyfunctions 0043
0037 Tolock thevehicle
0044 0054 Toopen thetailgate
0087 0036 Tounlock thevehicle
X To unlock centrally: pressthe0036 but-
ton.
If you donot open thevehicle withinapprox-
imately 40seconds ofunlocking:
R the vehicle islocked again
R anti-t heftprotect ionisreactivated
X To lock: press the0037 button.
The SmartK eycent rally locks/un locks:
R the doors
R the tailgate
R the fuel filler flap
The turn signals flashonce when unlocking
and three times whenlocking.
When thelocator lighting isactivated viathe
multimedia system,itlights upwhen itis dark
after thevehicle isunlocked withtheremote
cont rol;see Digital Operator's Manual.
You canalso setanaudib lesignal toconfirm
that thevehicle hasbeen locked. Theaudib le
signal canbeactivated anddeactivated using
the on-board computer (Ypage 200).
X To
open thetailgate automatically from
outside thevehicle: pressandhold the
0054 button untilthetailgate opens
(Y page 79).
Vehicles withKEYLESS-GO orKEY LESS-GO
star tfunction: Smar
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R
the doors areclo sedand locked
R the windo wsand slid ing sunroo far eclo sed
Als oma kesure tha t:
R the fuel tank issu fficie ntly filled
R the starter battery hasbe en sufficie ntly
cha rged G
WA
RNING
Li mbs couldbe cru she dor tra pped ifthe
eng ineissta rted unintenti onally du rin gse r-
vic eor ma inte nanc ewo rk. The reisaris kof
inju ry.
Alw aysse cur ethe engineagainst uninten-
tio nal startin gbe for ecar rying outma inte -
nanc eor rep airwo rk.
Ma kesure tha tthe enginecann otbe started
via your sma rtphone befor ecar rying outma in-
tena nceorrep airs. Youcan prevent aneng ine
sta rtvia your sma rtphone,for exa mpl e,ifyo u:
R sw itch onthe hazar dwa rning lamps
R do not lock the doors
R op en the hood Pul
ling away
Ge neral notes G
WA
RNING
If the enginespee dis ab ove theidling spee d
and youeng agetra nsmi ssion positio n003A
or 0046 ,the vehiclecou ldpu llaw ay sud-
de nly .The reisaris kof an acc ident.
Wh eneng aging transmi ssion positio n003A
or 0046, alwa ysfirml yde pre ssthe brake
pe daland donot simu ltaneo uslyacc elera te.
Dep ressthe accelera tor carefully wh en pulling
aw ay.
The vehiclelocks centr ally once youha ve
pu lled away.The locking knobsin the doors
dro pdo wn.
Yo ucan open the doors fromthe inside at any
tim e.
Yo ucan also deacti vate the automa ticlocking
fea ture(Y page 199 ).
Veh icle swi th auto matic transmission :it is
po ssi ble to shi ftthe transmi ssion fromposi- tio
n005D tothe desired positio nonl yif yo u
de pre ssthe brakepedal.Onl ythe ncan the
pa rki ng lock be deacti vated .
Al lve hic les(e xc ept Merce des -AMG vehi-
cl es ):ifyo udo not depre ssthe brakepedal,
the DIRECT SELEC Tlever can stillbe mov ed
bu tthe parki ng lock rem ains eng aged .
Me rce des -AMG vehic les: ifyo udo not
de pre ssthe brakepedal,the selector lever can
sti llbe mov edbutthe parki ng lock rem ains
eng aged .
At transmi ssion fluidtemp eratures below 00F84 ‡
(00F8 20 †),yo ucan onlyshi ftou tof positio n005D
into anothertra nsmi ssion positio nwh en the
eng ineisrunning .
i Up
shi fts take place athighe reng ine
sp ee ds after acol dsta rt.Thishe lpsthe cat-
al yti cconve rtertorea chits opera ting tem-
pe ratur emor equ ickl y.
Info rma tionon the automa ticrelease ofthe
el ectr icpa rki ng bra ke(Ypage 148 ).
Hil lstart assist Hil
lsta rtas sist helpsyo uwh en pulling away
for wa rdorinrev ers eon anuphillgra dient. It
hol dsthe vehiclefor asho rttim eaf ter you
ha ve rem ovedyo ur foo tfro mthe brakepedal.
Thi sgi ves youeno ughtim eto mov eyo ur foo t
fro mthe brakepedalto the accelera tor pedal
and todepre ssitbe for ethe vehiclebe gins to
rol l. G
WA
RNING
After asho rttim e,hillsta rtas sist willno lon-
ge rbra keyour veh icleand itcou ldrol law ay.
Th ere isaris kof an acc ident and injury.
Th ere fore,qu ickl ymov eyo ur foo tfro mthe
bra kepedalto the accelera tor pedal.Nev er
le av ethe vehiclewh en itis he ldby hillsta rt
as sist.
Hil lsta rtas sist isnot activeif:
R youar epu lling away on alevel roador on a
do wnh ill gra dient.
R the transmi ssion isin po sitio n005C.
R the electr icpa rki ng bra keisap plied.
R ESP ®
is ma lfunctio ning.
Fur therinf orm ation onholding the vehiclesta -
tio nar yon uphillgra dients (Ypage 138) . 12
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Problems
withfuelandthefuel tank Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions Fuel
isleaking fromthe
vehicle. The
fuel lineorthe fuel tank isfaulty.
G WARNING
Risk ofexplosion orfire.
X Apply theelectric parking brake.
X Switch offthe engine.
X Remove theSmartK eyfrom theignition lock.
or, invehicles withKEYLE SS-GO start- functionorKEYLE SS‑GO
X Open thedriver's door.
The vehicle electron icsare now inposition 005A.This isthe same
as the SmartK eybeing removed fromtheignition.
X Do not restart theengine underanycircumst ances.
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. The
fuel filler flapcan-
not beopened. The
fuel filler flapisnot unlocked.
X Unlock thevehicle (Ypage 69). The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Unlock thevehicle usingthemechanical key(Ypage 76). The
fuel filler flapisunlocked, buttheopening mechanism isjam-
med.
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. Parking
Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
Flammable materialsuchasleaves, grassor
twigs mayignite ifthey come intocontact
with hotparts ofthe exhaust systemor
exhaust gasflow. There isarisk offire.
Park thevehicle sothat noflammable mate-
rials come intocontactwith parts ofthe
vehicle whicharehot. Take particular care
not topark ondry grassland orharvested
grain fields. G
WARNING
If children areleft unsupervised inthe vehi-
cle, they could:
R operate thevehicle's equipment Additionally,
childrencouldsetthe vehicle in
motion if,for example, they:
R release theparking brake
R shift theautomatic transmissionoutof
park position 005D
R start theengine
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
Never leavechildren oranimals unattended
in the vehicle.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
SmartK eywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applie sfor the Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect.
! Always
securethevehicle correctlyagainst
rolling away.Otherwise, thevehicle orits
drivetrain couldbedamaged. Park
ing
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