2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA load capacity

X
To ope n:pre ssthe mar king oncove r0043.
i Yo
ucan remove thenon-sl ipma tand the
ins ert forcleani ng. Whe nrem oving the
ins ert youwi llha ve toove rcom esom eslig ht
res istance .
Sto wage compartmen tunde rthe arm-
res t X
To ope n:on veh icles with mova ble arm r-
ests ,ma kesure tha tthe arm restis in the
rea rmos tpo sitio n.
X Pre ssbutton 0043and foldthe arm restup .
Dep endingonthe vehicleeq uipme nt,the arm -
res tcan bemove dba ckwa rdsorforw ardsin a
lo ngi tud inaldi recti on.
Dep endingonthe vehicle's equipme nt,the fol-
lo wi ng ma ybe inthe stow agecomp artment:a
mu ltimed iaconne ctorunitwi th an SD card
sl ot and 2USB ports, e.g.for usewi th an
iP od ®
,iP hone ®
or MP3 play er (se ethe Digital
Ope rator'sManua l).
Sto wage compartmen tsinthe rear
pass engerco mpartmen t Sto
wage compartmen tin the rear cente r
co nsole X
To ope n:pulldo wn the top ofstow agecom-
pa rtment 0043bythe edge ofthe handl e.
i Dep
endingonthe vehicle's equipme nt,
ther ema ybe anopen stow agespa ceabove
the stow agecomp artment. Parc
elne ts
Stow agenets arelocate d:
R in the front-p asseng erfoo twe ll
R on the back ofthe driver' sand thefront-
pa sse nger seat
R on the left and right-ha ndside inthe cargo
comp artment
Obs erve theload ing guideline s(Y page 251 )
and thesafety notes regard ing stow age
spa ces (Ypage 251 ). Fo
ldi ng bac kres ton the fron t-
pass engerse at (Canada only) G
WAR
NING
If the backres tof the front-p asseng ersea tis
fol dedforw ard,rea rsea tpa sse nger scan
come inconta ctwith parts ofthe seat
mech anism. particu larly inthe eventofan
acci dent, hea vybra king orasu dd en cha nge
of directi on.Thereisaris kof inju ry.
If apa sse nger travelsin the vehiclewh ile
the front-p asseng ersea tis fol dedforw ard,
they mustsitin the rearsea tbe hind the
dri ver.
The backres tof the front-p asseng ersea tcan
be foldedforw ardsto incre asethe cargocom-
pa rtment capacity.
Once youno longer needthe backres ton the
front-p asseng erside tobe used asaload sur-
fac e,fol dthe backres tba ck into place . Sto
wage areas
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X
To foldforw ard:gentl ypu sh the backres t
ba ck.
X Pu llrel ease handl e0043 and foldthe backres t
ful lyonto theseatcus hion unti lit enga ges.
X To foldbac k:gentl ypu sh the backres t
do wn and pullrel ease handl e0043.
X Fol dthe seatba ckres tba ck unti lit enga ges. Throu
gh-loadi ngfac ility inthe rear
pass engerco mpartmen t X
To ope n:folddo wn seatarm rest0043.
X Pu llthe cente rhea dres trai nton the rear
be nch seatinto theuppermos tpo sitio n
(Y page 95). X
Sli de locking mechanism 0087inthe directi on
of the arrow .
X Swi ngflap0044 fullyto the side .
Fla p0044 ishel dop en byama gnet.
X To clos e:sw ing flap0044 inthe cargocom-
pa rtment back unti lit enga ges.
X Fol darm rest0043 upfullyifnece ssary.
Obs erve theload ing guideline s(Y page 251 ). Carg
oco mpartmen ten larg eme nt
Impo rtant safetynotes G
WAR
NING
If the rearbe nch seat/rea rsea tand seat
ba ckres tare not enga gedthey couldfol d
forw ards,e.g .wh en bra king sudd enl yor in
the eventofan acci dent.
R The vehicleoccu pant wo uld ther ebybe
pu she dinto theseatbe ltby the rear
be nch seat/rea rsea tor by the seatba ck-
res t.The seatbe ltcan nolonger offerthe
inte ndedlevel ofpro tecti onand could
eve ncau seinju ries.
R Obje ctsorload sin the trunk/ cargocom-
pa rtment cannotbe res trai ned bythe seat
ba ckres t.
The reisan incre ased riskof inju ry.
Befo reeve rytrip ,ma kesure tha tthe seat
ba ckres tsand therearbe nch seat/rea rsea t
are enga ged.
! Befo
refolding the backres tin the rear
comp artmentforw ards,ma kesure tha tthe
rea rcomp artmentarm restand thecup
hol derare foldedin. The yma yothe rwisebe
da ma ged .
Obs erve theload ing guideline s(Y page 251 ).
The left-ha ndand right-ha ndrea rsea tba ckr-
ests canbefoldedforw ardseparatelyto
incre asethe cargocomp artmentcapacity. 25
4 Sto
wage areasSto wag ean dfe ature s

Stowage
wellunder thecargo com-
par tment floor
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
If you drive when thecargo compartmen t
floor isopen, object scould beflung around,
thus strikin gvehicle occupants. Thereisa
risk ofinjury, particularly inthe event ofsud-
den braking orasudden changeindirection.
Always closethecargo compartmen tfloor
before ajourney.
! The
maximum loadcapacity ofthe stow-
age well under thecargo compartmen tfloor
is 55 lbs (25 kg).
There isastowage areaforTIREFIT, thevehi-
cle tool kit,afolding box,etc.underneath the
cargo compartmen tfloor.
Opening/c losingthecargo compar t-
ment floor X
To open: openthetailgate.
X Unlock thecargo compartmen tfloor.
X Holding ribbing0044,press handle 0043down-
wards.
Handle 0043folds up. X
Using handle 0043,swing thecargo compart-
ment floorupwa rdsasfar asside flaps 0087,
then overcome theresistance offlaps 0087.
X Place thecargo compartmen tfloor onside
flaps 0087. Roof
carrier
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
When youload theroof, thecent erofgravity
of the vehicle risesandtheusual driving
characterist ics,aswell assteering andbrak-
ing, change. Thevehicle tiltsmore severely
when corner ingand may react more slug-
gishly tosteering input.
If you exceed themaximum roofload, the
driving characterist ics,aswell asthe steer-
ing and braking, willbegreatly impaired.
There isarisk ofan accident.
Adjust yourdriving styleandnever exceed
the maximum roofload.
! Mercedes-B
enzrecommen dsthat youonly
use roof carriers thathave been tested and
approved forMercedes-B enzvehicles. This
helps toprevent damage tothe vehicle.
Position theload onthe roof rack insuch a
way that thevehicle willnotsustain damage
even when itis in motion.
Ensure that,depending onthe vehicle's
equipment, youcan raise thepanorama roof
with power tilt/sliding panelfullyandopen
the tailgate fullywhen theroof carrier is
installed. Stowage
areas
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X
Swi tch offthe engi ne.
X Vehi cles without KEYLES S-GO :remo ve
the Smar tKeyfrom theigniti onlock.
X Vehi
cles with KEYLES S-GO start-fun c-
tio nor KEYLES S-GO :ope nthe driver' s
doo r.
The vehicleelectro nicsarenow inpos ition
005A. Thisis the same asthe Smar tKeyhaving
bee nremo ved.
X Vehi
cles with KEYLES S-GO start-fun c-
tio nor KEYLES S-GO :remo vethe Start/
Stop button from theigniti onlock
(Y page 125 ).
X Ma kesure that theengi necanno tbe star ted
via your sma rtpho ne(Ypage 126 ).
X Ma kesure that thepasse nger sare not
enda ngeredasthey doso. Makesure that
no one isnea rthe danger areawh ile a
wh eel isbei ng cha nged .Anyo newhois not
di rectl yas sis ting inthe wheel change
sho uld, for exa mpl e,stand behindthe bar-
rie r.
X Ge tou tof the vehicle. Pa yattenti ontotraf-
fic condi tions when doing so.
X Close thedriver' sdoo r. MOE
xtendedtires(ti res with run-fl at
prope rties)
Gen eral notes Wi
th MOExtend edtire s(ti res with run flat
cha racte ristics) ,yo ucan continu eto drive your
veh icleeve nif there isatotal loss ofpre ssu re
in one ormore tires.The affected tiremus tnot
sho wany clearlyvis ible da mag e.
You canreco gnize anMOExtend edtire bythe
MOExtend edmar king which appea rson the
sid ewallof the tire.You willfind thismarking
next tothe tire size designati on,the load -bea r-
ing capacityand thespeedindex
(Y page 321 ).
MOExtend edtire smay beused only incon-
juncti onwith an acti vate dtire pressu reloss
wa rning system (Cana daonly )or tire pressu re
moni tor(USA only). If
apres sure loss warn ingmess age
appears inthe multi functiondis play :
R obs erve theinstru ctions inthe displ aymes -
sa ges (Ypage 224 ).
R check thetire fordamag e
R ifdri ving on,observe thefollowi ng notes
The driving distance possiblein run-fl atmod e
is ap pro xima tely50miles(80 km)wh en the
veh icleis pa rtia lly la den. Whenthe vehicleis
ful lyladen itis ap pro xima tely19miles
(30 km).
In addition tothe vehicleload ,the driving dis-
tance possibledep ends upon:
R Veh iclespe ed
R Ro ad condi tion
R Ou tsid etemp erature
The driving distance possiblein run-fl atmod e
may bered uce dby extrem edri ving condi tions
or mane uvers,oritcan beincre ased throu gha
mod eratesty leof dri ving .
The driving distance possiblein run-fl atmod e
is cou nted from themome ntthe tire pressu re
lo ss wa rning appea rsinthe multifunction dis-
pl ay .
You mustnot excee dthe maxi mum permis si-
bl e spe edfor limp-h omemodeof 50 mph
(80 km/h ).
Whe nrep lacing oneoralltire s,plea se obs erve
the followi ng spe cificati ons foryour veh icle's
tire s:
R Size
R Type and
R The "MOExtend ed"marking
If atire hasgone flatand canno tbe rep laced
wi th an MOExtend edtire ,a stand ardtire may
be used asatemp orarymea sure. Makesure
that youus ethe proper size andtype(su mmer
or winter tire).
Veh icles equ ipped with MOExtend edtire sare
not equipped with aTIR EFIT kitatthe facto ry.
It is there forerecommend edthat youad dition-
al ly equ ipyour veh iclewi th aTIR EFIT kitifyo u
mou nttire sthat donot feature run-fl atcha rac-
teri stics ,e.g. winter tires.ATIR EFIT kitmay be
obta inedfrom aqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksho p. Fl
at tire
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tio
n,or exce ssive load ing ,ei the rse pa ratel y
or incomb ination,can causeexce ssive heat
bu ild-u pand possi ble tire failur e.
The temp eraturegra desar eA (th ehighe st),B,
and C,rep resenti ngthe tire'sres istance tothe
ge nera tionof heat and itsability todissi pate
he at wh en tested undercontro lled cond itions
on asp eci fiedind oorla bo ratory testwh eel.
Sus tained high temp eraturecan causethe
ma teri alof the tire todegenera teand reduce
tire life, and exce ssive temp eraturecan lead to
su dd en tire failur e. The gradeCcorr espo nds
to alevel ofperfo rma nce which allpa sse nge r
car tiresmu stmee tund erthe FederalMoto r
Veh icleSaf ety Stand ardNo. 109. Grad es B
and Arep resent highe rle vel sof perfo rma nce
on the labo ratory testwh eeltha nthe minim um
req uired bylaw. Tire
labelin g
Ov erv iew 0043
UniformTire Qu ality Grad ing Stand ards
(Y page 324 )
0044 Dep artment ofTra nsp orta tion,Tire Ide ntif i-
cati onNumbe r(Y page 323)
0087 Maxim um load rating (Ypage 323 )
0085 Maxim um tire pressu res (Ypage 311 )
0083 Manuf actu rer
0084 Tire ma teri al(Y page 324 )
006B Tire size designa tion,load -be aring capacity
and spee dra ting (Ypage 321 ) 006C
Loadind ex(Y page 323 )
006D Tire nam e
Th ema rkings descri bedab ove areon the tire
in ad ditio nto the tire nam e(sales designa tion)
and themanuf actu rer'snam e.
i Ti
re data isveh icle-s pecificand mayde vi-
ate fromthe data inthe exampl e.
Tire size des ignati on,lo ad-b earin g
ca pac ityand speedratin g G
WA
RNING
Excee ding the stated tire load -be aring capa-
city and theappro ved maxim um spee d
cou ldlead totire dama georthe tire burst-
ing .Th ere isaris kof acc ident.
Th ere fore,onl yus etire typesand sizes
ap pro ved foryour veh iclemod el.Ob serve
the tire load rating andspee dra ting
req uired foryour veh icle. 0043
Tire width
0044 Nom inalas pe ct ratio in%
0087 Tire cod e
0085 Rim diam ete r
0083 Loadbe aring index
0084 Spe edrating
Ge neral: dependi ng on the manuf actu rer's
sta nda rds,the size impri nted inthe tire wall
ma ynot conta inany letters orma yconta in
one letter thatpre ced esthe size descri ption.
If the reisno letter preced ingthe size descri p-
tio n(a ssho wnabove ):the searepa sse nge r
veh icletire sacc ording toEur opeanma nuf ac-
tur ing standa rds.
If "P "pre ced esthe size descri ption: theseare
pa sse nge rveh icletire sacc ording toU.S. man-
uf actu ringsta nda rds. Al
labo utwhee lsan dtire s
321Whe elsand tires Z

If
"LT" precedes thesize descriptio n:these are
light truck tiresaccording toU.S. manufactur-
ing standards.
If "T" precedes thesize descriptio n:compact
emergency wheelswith high tirepressu rethat
are only desig nedfortemporary useinan
emergency.
Tire width: tirewidth0043 shows thenominal
tire widthinmill imeters.
Aspec tratio: aspectratio 0044isthe size ratio
betwee nthe tire height andtirewidthand is
shown inpercent. Theaspe ctratio iscalcul a-
ted bydivid ingthe tire widthby the tire height.
Tire code :tire code 0087specifie sthe tire type.
"R" represents radialtires; "D"represents
dia gonal tires;"B"represents diagonal radial
tires.
Optional ly,tires withamaximum speedofover
149 mph (240 km/h )may have "ZR"in the
size descriptio n,dependi ngon the manufac-
turer (e.g.245/40 ZR18) .
Rim diameter: rimdiameter 0085isthe diame-
ter ofthe bead seat,notthediameter ofthe
rim flange. Therimdiameter isspecifie din
inches (in).
Load-be aringindex: load-bearing index0083is
a numerical codethatspecifie sthe maximum
load -bearing capacityof atire.
Do not overloa dthe tires byexceeding the
specifie dload limit.The maximum permissible
load canbefound onthe vehicle 'sTire and
Loadi ngInformation placard onthe B-pilla ron
the driver's side(Ypage 317).
Example:
Load-be aringindex 91indicates amaximum
load of1,356 lb(615 kg)that thetires can
bear. Forfurther information onthe maximum
tire load inkilogra msand lbs,see
(Y page 323).
For further information onthe load beari ng
index, see"Loa dindex" (Ypage 323).
Speed rating: speedrating0084specifie sthe
appro vedmaximum speedofthe tire.
i Tire
data isvehicle -specific andmay devi-
ate from thedata inthe example .
Rega rdless ofthe speed rating, always observe
the speed limits.Drive careful lyand adapt
you rdriving styletothe traffic conditions. Summer
tires Index Speed
rating Q up
to100 mph (160 km/h) R up
to106 mph (170 km/h) S up
to112 mph (180 km/h) T up
to118 mph (190 km/h) H up
to130 mph (210 km/h) V up
to149 mph (240 km/h) W up
to168 mph (270 km/h) Y up
to186 mph (300 km/h) ZR...Y up
to186 mph (300 km/h) ZR...(..Y) over
186mph (300 km/h ) ZR over
149mph (240 km/h ) R
Optional ly,tires withamaximum speedof
over 149mph (240 km/h) mayhave "ZR"in
the size descriptio n,dependi ngon the man-
ufacturer (e.g.245/40 ZR18).
The service specifica tionismade upofload -
beari ngindex 0083and speed rating0084.
R Ifthe size descriptio nof you rtire include s
"ZR "and there arenoservice specifica tions,
ask thetire manufacture rin order tofind
out themaximum speed.
If aservice specifica tionisavai lable,the
maximum speedislimi ted according tothe
speed ratinginthe service specifica tion.
Example: 245/40ZR1897Y.Inthis exam-
ple, "97Y"isthe service specifica tion.The
letter "Y"represents thespeed rating. The
maximum speedofthe tire islimi ted to
186 mph (300 km/h).
R The size descriptio nfor alltires withmaxi-
mum speed sof over 186mph (300 km/h)
must include "ZR"and theservice specifica -
tion must begiven inparentheses .Example:
275/40 ZR18 (99 Y).Speed rating"(Y)"
indicates thatthemaximum speedofthe
tire isover 186mph (300 km/h). Askthe
tire manufacture rabou tthe maximum
speed . 322
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labout wheelsand tiresWheel sand tires

Rec
omme ndedtire press ures
The reco mmend edtire pressu reappliesto the
tire smou nted atthe facto ry.
The Tireand Loading Inform ation placa rdcon-
tai ns the reco mmend edtire pressu res forcold
tire son aful lyloa ded vehicleand forthe maxi -
mum permis siblevehi clespe ed.
The tirepressu retab lecontai nsthe reco m-
mend edpre ssu res forcoldtire sfor various
ope ratingcondi tions,i.e .di fferi ngloadand
spe edcondi tions.
In cre ase dveh icle we ight due toopti onal
equi pment
The comb inedweigh tof allstand ardand
opti onalequ ipment availab lefor the vehi cle,
reg ard less ofwhe ther itis actu ally insta lled on
the vehi cleornot.
Rim
Thi sis the partof the whe elon whi chthe tire
is mou nted.
GAW R(Gro ssAxleWei ght Ratin g)
The GAW Ris the maxi mum grossaxl ewe igh t
rati ng. The actu alloa don anaxlemus tneve r
excee dthe gros saxl ewe igh trati ng. The gros s
axl ewe igh trati ngcan befou ndonthe vehi cle
id entif ication plate onthe B-pi llar on the driv-
er's side.
Spe edrating
The speedrati ngispa rtof the tire identif ica-
tion. Itspe cifiesthe speedrang efor whi chthe
tire isap pro ved .
GVW (GrossVehi cle Wei ght)
The gros svehi cleweigh tincl udes the weigh t
of the vehi cleincluding fuel,tool s,the spare
whe el,acce ssoriesinsta lled, occu pants, lug-
ga ge and thedrawbarnose weigh t,ifap plica -
bl e. The gros svehi cleweigh tmus tnot excee d
the gros svehi cleweigh trati ngGVW Ras spe ci-
fie don the vehi cleidentif ication plate onthe
B-pi llar on the driver' ssid e.
GVWR (GrossVehi cle Wei ght Ratin g)
The GVW Ris the maxi mum permis siblegros s
we igh tof aful lyloa ded vehicle(the weigh tof
the vehi cleincluding allacce ssories,occu -
pa nts, fuel,lu gga geand thedrawbarnose -
we igh t,ifap plica ble). The gros svehi cleweigh t
rati ngisspe cified on the vehi cleidentif ication
pl ate onthe B-pi llar on the driver' ssid e. Maxi
mum loaded vehicle we ight
The maxi mum weigh tis the sum of:
R the curb weigh tof the vehi cle
R the weigh tof the acce ssories
R the loadlimit
R the weigh tof the facto ryinsta lled opti onal
equ ipment
Ki lopasc al(kP a)
Metri cuni tfor tire pressu re.6.9 kPa corre -
spo nds to1psi .Another unitfor tire pressu re
is ba r.100 kilopa scals(kPa )are the equivalent
of 1ba r.
Lo ad index
In addition tothe load-be aring index, the load
ind exmay also be imp rinte don the sidewallof
the tire.Thi sspe cifiesthe load-be aring cap a-
city more precise ly.
Curb weight
The weigh tof avehi clewith stand ardequip-
ment including the maxi mum capacityof fue l,
oil and coolant. Italso incl udes the air-condi -
tioni ngsystem andoptionalequ ipment ifthes e
are insta lled inthe vehi cle,bu tdoe snot
incl udepa sse ngers orlugga ge.
Maxi mum load rating
The maxi mum tireloadis the maxi mum per-
mis siblewe igh tin kilogra msorlbsfor whi cha
tire isap pro ved .
Maxi mum permis sibl etire press ure
Ma ximu mper mis sibletire pressu refor one
tire .
Maxi mum load on onetire
Ma ximu mloa don one tire.Thi sis cal cul ate d
by divid ing the maxi mum axleloa dof one axle
by two.
PSI (pounds persquare inch)
A stand ardunitof mea sure for tire pressu re.
As pec tratio
Re lations hipbetw eentireheight and tirewidth
in per cent.
Tire press ure
Thi sis pre ssu reinsi dethe tire applying anout-
wa rdforce toeach squ are inch ofthe tire's
su rfa ce. The tirepressu reisspe cified in Al
labo utwh eelsand tires
325Wheelsand tires Z