2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA fuel type

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
53Safety Z

Opening
thefuel filler flap 0043
Toopen thefuel filler flap
0044 Tire pressure table
0087 Toinsert thefuel filler cap
0085 Instruct ionlabel forfuel type tobe refu-
eled
X Switc hoff the engine .
X Remove theSmart Keyfrom theignition
lock.
or, invehicles withKEYLE SS-GO start -function
or KEYLE SS‑GO
X Open thedriver's door.
The vehicle electronics arenow inposition
005A. This isthe same asthe Smart Keyhaving
been removed.
X Press thefuel filler flapinthe direct ionof
arrow 0043.
The fuel filler flapswings up. X
Turn thefuel filler capcount er-clockwise
and remove it.
X Inser tthe fuel filler capinto theholder on
the inside offuel filler flap0087.
X Completely insertthefiller neck ofthe fuel
pump nozzleinto thetank ,hook inplace
and refuel.
X Only fillthe tank untilthepump nozzle
switches off.
i Do
not add anymore fuelafter thepump
stops fillingforthe first time. Otherwise, fuel
may leakout.
Closing thefuel filler flap X
Replace thecap onthe filler neck andturn
clock wiseuntilitengages audibly.
X Close thefuel filler flap.
Close thefuel filler flapbefore lockingthe
vehicle.
If you aredriving withthefuel filler capopen,
the 00B6 reserv efuel warning lampflashes. A
message appearsinthe multifunc tiondisplay
(Y page 219).
In addition, the00B9 Check Engine warning
lamp maylight up(Ypage 239).
For furth erinfor mation onwarning andindica-
tor lamps inthe instrument cluster,see
(Y page 239). 144
RefuelingDriving
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dio type approval number IC:
2546A-MC34 MA4 Load
ingthevehicle Inst
ruction labels fortires and loads G
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Ove rloade dtir es can over heat ,causi nga
blowout .Ove rloade dtir es can also impair
th est eerin gand drivingchar acteris ticsand
lead tobrak efailur e.Ther eis arisk ofacc i-
den t.
Obse rvetheload rating ofthetir es. The load
rat ing must beatleast halfoftheGAWR of
your vehicle.Nev erover load thetir es by
exc eedin gth emax imum load.
Two instruct ion labels onyour vehicle show
th emax imum possibleload.
(1) TheTire andLoadin gIn for mat ionplacar d
is on theB- pillar onthedriv er'sside. The
Tire andLoadin gIn for mat ionplacar d
shows themax imum permissiblenum ber
of occ upant sand themax imum permissi-
ble vehicle load. Italso contain sdet ails of
th etir esiz es and correspon ding pressures
for tires moun tedatthefac tory.
(2) Thevehicle iden tificat ion plat eis on theB-
pillar onthedriv er'sside. Thevehicle
iden tificat ion plat einf orm syou ofthe
gro ssveh icle weight rating .It is made up
of theveh icle weight ,all veh icle occu-
pant s,thefuel andthecar go. You canalso
fin dinf orm ationabout themax imum gross
axle weight rating onthefro ntand rear
axle.
The maximum grossaxle weight rating is
th emax imum weight that can becar ried
by one axle (front orrear axle) .Nev er
exc eed themax imum loadorthemax i-
mum grossaxle weight rating forthefro nt
or rear axle. 0043
B-pillar ,driv er'sside Ma
xim um permis sible grossvehicle
weight ratin g X
Spe cificat ion formax imum grossveh icle
weight 0043islist ed intheTire andLoadin g
In for mat ionplacar d:"The combinedweight
of occ upant sand cargoshould never
exc eed XXX kilogram sor XXX lbs."
The grossweight ofall veh icle occupant s,load
and luggage mustnotexceed thespec ified
value.
i The
spec ificatio nsshown ontheTire and
Loadin gIn for mat ionplacar din theillust ra-
tio nare exam ples.Themaximum permissi-
ble grossveh icle weight rating isveh icle-
spec ificand may differfro mthat intheillus-
tr atio n.You canfindth evalid maximum per-
miss iblegrossveh icle weight rating foryour
veh icle ontheTire andLoadin gIn for mat ion
placar d. Load
ingthevehicle
317Wheels andtires Z

which
havebeen approv edbyMerc edes-
Ben zspec ifically foryour vehic le.
These tires have been speciallyadapte dfor
use with thecon trol syst ems, suchasABS
or ESP®
,and aremark edasfollo ws:
R MO =Merc edes- BenzOrig inal
R MOE =Merc edes- BenzOrig inalExten ded
(tir es feat uringrun -flat char acterist ics)
R MO1 =Merc edes- BenzOrig inal(onlycer -
tain AMG tires)
Merc edes- BenzOrig inalExten ded tires may
only beused onwheels that have been spe-
cif ically approv edbyMerc edes- Benz.
On lyuse tires, wheels oracc esso riestested
and approv edbyMerc edes- Benz.Cert ain
char acterist ics,e.g.hand ling,vehic lenois e
emiss ionsorfuel consumpt ion,may other-
wise beadver selyaffected. Inaddit ion,
when drivingwith aload, tiredimen sionvar-
iatio nscould cause thetir es tocom eint o
con tactwith thebodywor kand axle compo-
nen ts.This could result indamage tothe
tir es orthevehic le.
Merc edes- Benzacc eptsno liabilit yfor dam-
age result ingfromtheuse oftires, wheels
or acc esso riesotherthan those tested and
approv ed.
In for mat ionontires, wheels andapprov ed
com binat ionscanbeobt ained fromany
qualified specialist workshop.
! Retr
eaded tires are neither tested nor rec-
omm endedbyMerc edes- Benz,sin ce prev i-
ous damage cannot always bedet ectedon
ret readed tires. Asaresult ,Merc edes- Benz
can not guaran teevehic lesafet yif ret readed
tir es are moun ted.Do not moun tused tires
if you have noinform ation about their prev i-
ous usage.
The recomm endedpres sures forvario usoper -
atin gcon ditions canbefoun d:
R on theTire andLoadin gIn for mat ionplacar d
on theB- pillar onthedriv er's side
R in thetir epres sure table inthefuel filler flap
Obser vethenot eson rec omm endedtirepres -
sures under variousoper atingcon ditions
(Y page 308).
Check tirepres sures regular ly,and only when
th etir es are cold .Comply withthemain te-
nan cerec omm endation sof thetir eman ufac-
tur erinthevehic ledoc umen twallet. Not
eson thevehic leequipme nt–always
equip thevehic le:
R with tires ofthesame sizeon agiven axle
(left andright)
R with thesame typeoftire(summ ertires,
MOE xtend edtires, wint ertires)
Ex cept ion:itis perm issible toins tall adiff er-
ent type ormak ein theeven tof aflat tire.
Obser vethe"MOE xtend edtires (tires with
run -flat char acterist ics"section
(Y page 289).
Vehic lesequipped withMOExtend edtires are
not equipped withaTIRE FITkit atthefac tory.
It is theref orerecomm endedthat you addit ion-
ally equip yourvehic lewith aTIRE FITkitifyou
moun ttir es that do not feature run-flat prope r-
ties ,e.g .wint ertires. ATIRE FITkit may be
obt ained fromaqualified specialist workshop. Emer
gency sparewheel Imp
ortant safety notes G
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The wheel ortiresiz eas well asthetir etype
of thespare wheel oremer gencyspare
wheel andthewheel tobe replac edmay dif-
fer .Moun tingan emer gencyspare wheel
may severelyimpair thedriv ingchar acteris-
tic s.Ther eis arisk ofan acc iden t.
To avoid hazardous situation s:
R adapt yourdrivingstyle acc ordin glyand
driv ecar efully.
R nev ermoun tmor eth an one spare wheel
or emer gencyspare wheel that diff ers in
siz e.
R only useaspare wheel oremer gency
spare wheel ofadiff eren tsiz ebrief ly.
R do not swit chESP®
off .
R have aspare wheel oremer gencyspare
wheel ofadiff eren tsiz ereplac edatthe
near estqualified specialist workshop.
Obser vethat thewheel andtiredimen -
sion sas well asthetir etype must becor -
rec t.
When usinganemer gencyspare wheel or
spare wheel ofadiff eren tsiz e,you must not Emer
gency sparewheel
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