2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA hood release

X
Insert thenew bulband engage itto the
stop.
X Press onhousi ngcover 0043and turn itto the
right.
Turn signals(halog enheadlamps) X
Switch offthe lights.
X Open thehood.
X Turn bulbholde r0043 <004600520058005100570048005500100046004F00520046004E005A004C0056
0048[ and
pul lout.
X Turn thebulb<004600520058005100570048005500100046004F00520046004E005A004C0056
0048[ andpullit
out ofbul bholde r0043.
X Insert thenew bulbinto bulbholde r0043.
X Insert bulbholde r0043 and turn itclockwise
until itengages . Replaci
ngrear bulbs
Openin gand closing theside trim pan-
els Left-hand
sidetrimpanel
You must opentheside trimpanel inthe cargo
compartment beforeyoucan repla cethe bulbs
in the taillamp s. X
To open: turnrelea seknob 0043counter-
clockwise andremove sidetrimpanel 0044.
X To clo se: insert sidetrimpanel 0044and turn
relea seknob 0043clockwise. Righ
t-hand sidetrimpanel
You must opentheside trimpanel inthe cargo
compartment beforeyoucan repla cethe bulbs
in the taillamp s.
X To open: releaseright-hand trimpanel 0043at
the top and fold itdown inthe direction of
the arrow.
X To clo se: repla ceside panel ing0043.
Tail lamps Due
totheir location, havethebulbsinthe
backup lamp(vehicl eswith halogen head -
lamp s)and rear foglamp inthe tailga te
changed ataqua lifiedspecia listworkshop.
X Switch offthe lights.
X Open thecargo compartment.
X Open theside trimpanel (Ypage 108). X
Rel ease andremove connector 0044.
X Hold thetaillamp andunscrew fender
nut 0043.
X Remove thetaillamp . 108
Replaci
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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
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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
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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
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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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ivi ngDr ivi ng andparki ng

Canc
elingst art -off assis t
X Remo veyour footfr om theacc eler ator
pedal.
X React ivateES P®
. RACE
START (Mer cedes -AMGvehi -
cles)
Imp ortant safety notes i
RACE
START must notbe used onnorm al
road s.RACE START must onlybe act ivat ed
and used ondedic atedroad circuit s,out side
of public roaduse.
i RACE
START ison lyavailab lein
Mer cedes‑AM Gveh icles. G
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If you useRACE START ,ind ivid ual tires may
st art tospin andtheveh icle could skid.
De pen dingon thesele cted ESP®
mod e,
th ere isan increas edriskof skiddin gand
havi nganacc iden t.Mak esure that no per -
son s,anim alsorobst aclesare within range
of theveh icle.
RACE START enables optimal acceler ation
fr om ast and ingstart .For this, asuit ably high-
grip road surface isreq uired andtheveh icle
and tires must beingood workingorder.
i Obse
rveth esafe tyno teson driv ingsafe ty
syst ems (Ypage 60).
Be sure toread thesafe tyno tesand infor-
mat iononESP®
(Y page 63).
Cond itions foractivation You
canactivat eRACE START if:
R thedoor s,hood andthetrunk lidare closed.
R theen gin eis run ningand thetrans mis sion ,
all- wheel driveclut chand theen gin eare at
oper atingte mper ature.
R thest eer ing wheel isin thest raigh t-ahead
posi tion.
R theveh icle isstatio naryand thebrak epedal
is depr essed(lef tfoo t).
R thetrans mis sion isin posi tion005B.
R driv epro gram S,S+ orRACE issele cted
(Y page 133) Activ
ating RACE START X
De pre ssthebrak epedal withyour leftfoot
and keep itdepr essed.
X Pull and hold bothsteer ing wheel paddle
shif ters.
X The RACESTA RTConfirm:Paddle UP RAC
ESTA RTConfirm:Paddle UP
Can cel:Pad dle DOWN Can
cel:Pad dle DOWNmes sage appear sin
th emult ifunction displ ay.
X Release bothsteer ing wheel paddle shifters.
i If
th eact ivat ion condi tions are nolonger
fulf illed, RACE START iscan celed. The
RAC ESTA RTNot PossibleSee Opera‐ RAC
ESTA RTNot PossibleSee Opera‐
tor 'sManual tor
'sManual message appear sin themul-
tif unc tiondispl ay.
X To cancel :pull theleft steer ing wheel pad-
dle shifter(Y page 140).
or X To confi rm:pull therigh tst eer ing wheel
paddle shifter(Y page 140).
The RACESTA RTAvailable Depress RAC
ESTA RTAvailable Depress
gas pedal gas
pedalmes sage appear sin themult i-
fun ction displ ay.
i If
you donotdepr esstheacc eler atorpedal
wit hin afew seconds, RACE START iscan -
cel ed. The mult ifunction displ aysho wsthe
RAC ESTA RTCanceled RAC
ESTA RTCanceledmes sage.
X Fully depresstheacc eler atorpedal.
The engin espee dis inc reas ed.
The RACESTA RTReleasebra keto RAC
ESTA RTReleasebra keto
sta rt sta
rtmes sage appear sin themult ifunction
displ ay.
i If
you donotrele ase thebrak epedal
wit hin asho rttim e,RACE START willbecan -
cel ed. The mult ifunction displ aysho wsthe
RAC ESTA RTCanceled RAC
ESTA RTCanceledmes sage.
X Tak eyour footoff thebrak e,but keep the
acc eler atorpedal depressed.
The vehicle pulls away atmax imum acceler -
atio n.
The RACESTA RTActive RAC
ESTA RTActive message appear s
in themult ifunction displ ay.
RACE START isdeac tivate dwhen theveh icle
reac hesaspee dof appr oximat ely50km/h.
RACE START isdeac tivate dimm ediat elyifyou
rele ase theacc eler atorpedal duringRACE
ST ART orifany oftheact ivat ion condi tions are
no longer fulfilled. TheRACESTA RTNot Pos‐ RAC
ESTA RTNot Pos‐
sib leSee Operator'sMan ual sib
leSee Operator'sMan ual orRAC E RAC
E
STA RTCanceled STA
RTCanceledmes sage appear sin themul-
tif unc tiondispl ay. Driv
ingsyst ems
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The
signal isnot detect edduring program-
ming. Comparable withCanadian law,some
U.S. garage dooropeners alsofeature a
"break".
Proceed asfollows:
R ifyou liveinCanada
R ifyou have difficulties programming the
garage dooropener (regardless ofwhere
you live) asyou follow theprogramming
steps.
X Press andhold oneofbutton s0044 to0085 on
the integr atedgarage dooropener.
Aft erashort time,indicator lamp0043lights
up yellow.
X Release thebutton .
Indicat orlamp 0043flashes yellow.
X Press button 0084ofgarage doorremote con-
trol 0083for two seconds, thenrelease itfor
two seconds.
X Press button 0084again fortwo seconds.
X Repeat thissequence onbutton 0084of
remote control0083 until indicator lamp0043
lights upgreen.
When indicator lamp0043lights upgreen:
programming isfinished.
When indicator lamp0043flashes green:pro-
gramming wassuccessful. Thenext step is
to synchron izethe rolling code.
X Release button0084ofremote control0083 of
the garage doordrive.
If indicator lamp0043lights upred: repeat the
programming processforthe correspon ding
button onthe rear-view mirror.Whendoing
so, vary thedistance between remotecon-
trol 0083and therear-view mirror.
The required distance between remotecon-
trol 0083and theintegr atedgarage door
opener depends onthe garage doordrive
system. Severalattemptsmight beneces-
sary. Youshould testevery position forat
least 25seconds beforetryinganother posi-
tion.
Problems whenprogramming
If you areexperienc ingproblems programming
the integr atedgarage dooropener onthe rear-
view mirror, takenoteof the following instruc-
tions:
R Check thetrans mitterfrequency usedby
garage doordrive remote control0083 and
whether itis supported. Thetrans mitterfre- quency
canusuall ybe found onthe back of
remote control0083 for the garage doordrive.
The integr atedgarage dooropener iscom-
patible withdevices thathave units which
operate inthe frequency rangeof280 to
433 MHz.
R Replace thebatteries ingarage doorremote
cont rol0083. This increases thelikelihood that
garage doorremote control0083 will trans mit
a stron gand precise signaltothe integr ated
garage dooropener.
R When programming, holdremote control0083
at varying distances andangles frombut-
ton s0044 to0085 which youareprogramming.
Try various anglesatadistance between
2and 8inches (5to20cm) oratthe same
angle butatvarying distances .
R Ifanother remotecontrol0083 isavailab lefor
the same garage doordrive, repeat the
same programming stepswiththisremote
cont rol0083. Before performin gthese steps,
make surethatnew batteries havebeen
installed ingarage doordrive remote control
0083.
R Note thatsome remote controlsonly trans -
mit foralimited amount oftime (theindica-
tor lamp onthe remote controlgoes out).
Press button 0084onremote control0083 again
before transmission ends.
R Align theanten nacable ofthe garage door
opener unit.Thiscanimprove signalrecep-
tion/ transmission.
Opening/clo singthegara gedoor Aft
erithas been programmed, theintegr ated
garage dooropener performs thefunct ionof
the garage doorsystem remote control.Please
also read theoperating instructions forthe
garage doorsystem.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 2in the igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X Press button 0044,0087or0085 which youhave
programmed tooperate thegarage door.
Garage doorsystem withafixed code: indi-
cator lamp0043lights upgreen.
Garage doorsystem witharolling code:indi-
cator lamp0043flashes green.
The trans mitterwill trans mitasignal aslong
as the button ispressed. Thetrans mission Featur
es
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X
Make surethatthewindshield wipersare
switched off.
X Pull release lever0043onthe hood.
The hood isreleased. X
Reach intothegap between thehood and
the radiator trimandpress hoodcatch
lever 0044tothe left.
X Raise thehood. X
Pull support strut0085out ofbracket 0083.
X Lift upsupport strut0085and insert itinto yel-
low retaining clip0087. Closi
ngthe hood X
Raise thehood slightly and,atthe same
time, remove support strut0085from yellow
retaining clip0087.
X Swing support strut0085down andpress it
into bracket 0083until itengages.
X Lower thehood andletitfall from aheight
of approximately 8in (20 cm).
X Check thatthehood hasengaged properly.
If the hood canberaised slightly, itis not
properly engaged. Donot press thehood
closed. Openthehood again andclose it
with alittle more force. Engine
oil
General notes Depending
onyour driving style,thevehicle
consumes upto0.9 USqt(0.8 liters) ofoil per
600 miles (1,000 km).Theoilconsumption
may behigher thanthiswhen thevehicle is
new orifyou frequently driveathigh engine
speeds.
Depending onthe engine, theoildipstick may
be inadifferent location.
When checkingthe oillevel:
R park thevehicle onalevel surface
R the engine shouldbeswitched offfor
approximately fiveminutes ifthe engine is
at normal operating temperature
R ifthe engine isnot atnormal operating tem-
perature, e.g.ifthe engine wasonly started
briefly, waitabout 30minutes beforecarry-
ing out themeasurement
Checking theoillevel using theoildip-
stick G
WARNING
Certain componen tsinthe engine compart-
ment, suchasthe engine, radiator andparts
of the exhaust system,canbecome very
hot. Working inthe engine compartmen t
poses arisk ofinjury.
Where possible, letthe engine cooldown
and touch onlythecomponen tsdescribed in
the following. Engi
necompar tment
275Maintenance andcare Z