2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA sport mode

Special
seatbeltretractor .................. 54
Specialist workshop ............................2 7
Speed, controlling
see Cruise control
Speedometer
Activating/deact ivatingtheaddi-
tional speedometer ........................ 199
Digital ...... ...................................... 193
In the Instrument cluster................. 32
Segment s... ................................... 188
Selectin gthe display unit............... 198
SPORT handling mode
Deactivat ing/activating
(Mercedes-AMG vehicles)................6 5
Warning lamp................................. 237
Stand inglamp s
Display message ............................2 16
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 103
Start-off assist
Activating .......................................166
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 166
Start/Stop button
Rem oving .......................................126
Starting theengine ........................127
Start/stop function
see ECO start/stop function
Starting (engi ne) ....... .........................126
Gene ralnotes ................................ 127
STEE RCONTROL .................................. 67
Stee ring
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 229
Stee ring assistant STEERCON-
TROL
see STEER CONTROL
Stee ring wheel
Adjusting (manual ly)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 97
Butto nove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 33
Butto ns(on-boa rdcomp uter)......... 189
Cl ea ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 285
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 97
Pa dd leshi fters <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 140
Ste ering wheelpaddle shifters ........ 140
Sto pwa tch(RACETIME R)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 202
Sto wag eco mpartmen ts
Armre st(fro nt)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 252
Armre st(under )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 253
Ce nter conso le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 252Ce
nter conso le(re ar) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 253
Cu phol ders <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 258
Eye glas ses comp artment............... 252
Gl ove box <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 252
Imp orta ntsafety informa tion ......... 251
Ma ppoc kets <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 253
Stow agenet <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 253
Sto wag ene t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 253
Summe rope ning
see Conveni ence opening feature
Summe rtire s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 307
Sun visor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 259
Sus pen sion settin g
AMG adaptive sportsu spe nsio n
sy stem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 168
Sw itchin gair-re circul ationmode
on /o ff<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 122
Sw itchin gon medi amode
Via the device list <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 249 T
Tach ometer<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 188
Tail lamps
see Lights
Tail gate
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 228
Emerg encyunlocki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 82
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 77
Lim iting the opening angle............... 82
Obs tructi ondetectio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 78
Ope ning dimens ions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 341
Ope ning/ closing (fromoutsid e)....... 78
Ope ning/ closing automa tically
from inside<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 81
Ope ning/ closing automa tically
from outsid e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 79
Tank
see Fueltank
Tank conte nt
Fue lga ug e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 32
Tec hnical data
Ca paciti es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 335
Infor mation<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 333
Ti res /wh eels<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 330
Veh icleda ta <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 341 In
dex
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Only
deactivate ESP®
in the situations
described inthe followi ng.
The spinning ofthe wheels resultsinacutting
action forbetter traction onloose surfaces.
It may bebest todeactivate ESP®
in the fol-
lowing situations:
R when usingsnowchains
R in deep snow
R on sand orgravel
i Act
ivate ESP®
as soon asthe situations
described abovenolonger apply.ESP ®
will
otherwise notbeable tostabilize thevehicle
if the vehicle startstoskid orawheel starts
to spin.
! Avoid
spinning thedriven wheels foran
extended periodwithESP®
deactivated. You
could otherwise damagethedrivetrain.
Deactivating/ activatingESP®
You candeactivate oractivate ESP®
via the
on-board computer (Ypage 197).
ESP ®
deactivated:
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lampinthe
instrument clusterlightsup.
ESP ®
activated:
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lampinthe
instrument clustergoesout.
Characteristics whenESP®
is deactiva-
ted
If ESP ®
is deactivated andone ormore wheels
start tospin, the00E5 ESP®
warning lampin
the instrument clusterflashes. Insuch situa-
tions, ESP®
will notstabilize thevehicle.
If you deactivate ESP®
:
R ESP ®
no longer improves drivingstability.
R Engine torqueisno longer limited andthe
drive wheels areable tospin.
R Traction controlisstill activated.
R Act ive Brake Assist isno longer available;
nor isitactivated ifyou brake firmlywith
assistance fromESP®
.
R STEE RCONTROL isno longer active.
R ESP ®
still provides supportwhenyoubrake
firmly. Deac
<0057004C005900440057004C0051004A0012004400460057004C005900440057
004C0051004A> ESP®
(Mercedes‑AMG vehicles) Importa
ntsafety notes
i Observe
the"Important safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypage 60).
You canselect between thefollowi ngstates of
ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
is activated.
R SPORT handling modeisactivated.
R ESP ®
is deactivated. G
WARNING
When SPORT handling modeisactivated,
there isagreater riskofskidding andacci-
dents.
Only activate SPORThandling modeinthe
situations described inthe followi ng. G
WARNING
If you deactivate ESP®
,ESP ®
no longer sta-
bilizes thevehicle. Thereisan increased risk
of skidding andanaccident.
Only deactivate ESP®
in the situations
described inthe followi ng.
In the followi ngsituations, itmay bebetter to
activate SPORThandling modeordeactivate
ESP ®
:
R when usingsnowchains
R in deep snow
R on sand orgravel
R on speciall ydesignated roadswhenthe
vehicle's ownoversteering andundersteer-
ing characteristics aredesired
Driving inSPORT handling modeorwithout
ESP ®
requires anextremely qualified and
experienced driver.
i Act
ivate ESP®
as soon asthe situations
described abovenolonger apply.ESP ®
will
otherwise notbeable tostabilize thevehicle
if the vehicle startstoskid orawheel starts
to spin.
! Avoid
spinning thedriven wheels foran
extended periodwithESP®
deactivated. You
could otherwise damagethedrivetrain. Driving
safetysystems
65Safety Z

Deact
ivating/a ctivating ESP ® X
To act ivateSPO RThand ling mode: briefly
pre ssbut ton0043.
The 0074 SPORT handlingmod ewarn ing
lamp intheinst rum entclu ster ligh tsup. The
SPO RThandling mode SPO
RThandling modemes sage appearsin
th emult ifunction disp lay.
X To
dea ctivate SPO RThand ling mode:
bri eflypre ssbut ton0043.
The 0074 SPORT handlingmod ewarn ing
lamp intheinst rum entclu ster goe sout .
X To dea ctivate ESP ®
:pre ssbut ton0043 until
th e00BB ESP®
OF Fwarn ing lamp lightsup
in theinst rum entclu ster.
The 00E5 OFF OFF
message appearsinthemult i-
fun ction disp lay.
X To act ivateESP ®
:bri eflypre ssbut ton0043.
The 00BB ESP®
OF Fwarn ing lamp inthe
in st rum entclu ster goe sout .The 00E5 ESP®
ON ON
mes sage appearsinthemult ifunction
disp lay.
Cha racte rist ics ofact ivatedSPO RThan-
dl ing mode
If SP ORT handlingmod eis act ivat edand one
or mor ewhee lsstart tospin ,th e00E5 ESP®
warn ing lamp intheinst rum entclu ster flas hes .
ES P®
on lystabiliz estheveh icleto alimi ted
deg ree.
Whe nSP ORT handlingmod eis act ivat ed:
R ES P®
on lyimp rovesdrivin gst abilit yto a
limi teddeg ree.
R Tra ction control isstill act ivat ed.
R The engin e's torque ison lyres trict ed toa
limi teddeg ree and thedri ve whee lsmay
st art tospin . The
spinning ofthewhee lsres ultsin acut -
ti ng act ion forbet tertr act ion onloos esur fa-
ce s.
R ES P®
still pro vides supp ortwhen youbrak e
fir mly.
Cha racte rist ics when ESP®
is dea ctiva-
te d
If ES P®
is deac tivat ed and oneor mor ewhee ls
st art tospin ,th e00E5 ESP®
warn ing lamp in
th einst rum entclu ster doe sno tflas h.Insuc h
sit uat ions,ES P®
will notst abiliz eth eveh icle.
If you deac tivat eES P®
:
R ES P®
no longer improvesdrivin gst abilit y.
R En gin eto rque isno longer limitedand the
dri ve whee lsare able tospin .
The spinning ofthewhee lsres ultsin acut -
ti ng act ion forbet tertr act ion onloos esur fa-
ce s.
R Tra ction control isstill act ivat ed.
R Ac tive Brake Assis tis no longer avail able;
no ris itact ivat edifyou brak efir mly with
ass istanc efrom ESP®
.
R ES P®
still pro vides supp ortwhen youbrak e
fir mly.
Off -road ESP® An
ESP®
syst emspecifica llysuit edtooff-roa d
te rrain isact ivat edaut oma tical lyon ce theof f-
roa dpro gramisact ivat ed(Ypage 170).
Of froad ESP®
inte rven es wit hadelay ifth ere
is ove rste eri ng orund ersteeri ng,th us imp rov-
in g tract ion.
ESP ®
trail er stabi lization Gen
eral inf orma tion
If your vehicle/ trailer combi nation beginsto
swer ve,ESP®
ass istsyou inthis sit uat ion.
ES P®
slo ws theveh icledown bybrak ing and
limi ting theen gin eout put untilth eveh icle/
tr ailer combi nation has stabiliz ed.
Imp ortant saf etynot es G
WAR
NING
If roa dand weat hercond ition sare poor,
tr ailer stabiliz ation will notbe able topre -
ven tth eveh icle/ trailer combi nation from 66
Dri
ving safet ysys temsSaf ety

The
ECO display consistsof three section s,
with aninner andouter area.Thesection scor-
respond tothe following threecategories: 0043
Acce
leration (evaluation ofthe
acceleration processes):
R the outer areafillsupand the
inner arealights upgreen: moder-
ate acceleration ,especially at
higher speeds
R the outer areaempties andthe
inner areaisgray: sporty acceler-
ation 0044
Coasting
(evaluation ofall deceler-
ation processes):
R the outer areafillsupand the
inner arealights upgreen: antici-
patory driving, keeping yourdis-
tanc eand early release ofthe
accelerator. Thevehicle can
coast without useofthe brakes.
R the outer areaempties andthe
inner areaisgray: frequent heavy
braking 0087
Constant
(continuous evaluation
over theentir ejourney):
R the outer areafillsupand the
inner arealights upgreen: con-
stant speed andavoidance of
unnec essary acceleration and
deceleration
R the outer areaempties andthe
inner areaisgray: fluctuations in
speed The
three innerareas display thecurrent driv-
ing style andlight upgreen asaresult ofapar-
ticularly economicaldriving style.Dependin g
on the driving situation, uptotwo areas may
light upsimultaneously.
At the beginning ofthe journey, thethree
outer areas areempty andfillup asaresult of
econom icaldriving. Ahigher levelindicates a
more econom icaldriving style.Ifthe three
outer areas arecompletely filledatthe same
time, thedriver hasadopted themost eco-
nomical drivingstyleforthe selected settings
and prevailing conditions.TheECO display
border lightsup.
The ECO display doesnotindicate theactual
fuel consumpt ion.Theadditionally achieved range
display edunder Bonus fr.Start Bonus
fr.Start does
not indicate afixed consumpt ionreduction .
In addition todriving style,theactual con-
sumption isaffect edbyother factors,such as:
R Load
R Tire pressure
R Cold start
R Choice ofroute
R Act ive electric alconsumer s
These factorsare not included inthe ECO dis-
play.
An econom icaldriving stylespecially requires
driving atmoderate enginespeeds.
Achievin gahigher valueinthe categories
"Accelerat ion"and"Constant ":
R observe thegearshift recommendations .
R drive thevehicle indrive program Cor E
(vehicles withaDYNA MICSELECT button ).
On long journeys ataconst antspeed, e.g.on
the highway, onlytheouter areafor"const ant"
will change.
The ECO display summarizes thedriving style
from thestart ofthe journey toits completion .
Therefore, therearemore marked changes in
the outer areas atthe start ofajourney. On
longer journeys, therearefewer changes. For
more marked changes, performamanual rest
(Y page 193).
For more inform ationonthe ECO display ,see
(Y page 192). Br
aking
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
If you shift down onaslippery roadsurface
in an attempt toincrease theengine's brak-
ing effect ,the drive wheels couldlosetheir
grip. There isan increased dangerofskid-
ding andaccident s.
Do not shift down foradditional enginebrak-
ing onaslippery roadsurface.
Dow nhill gradients !
On
long andsteep gradients, youmust
reduce theload onthe brakes byshiftin gto
a lower gearingood time. Thisallows youto 150
Driving
tipsDriving andparking

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/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00BB
0051
The yellow ESP®
OFF warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
ESP ®
is dea ctivated. ESP®
wil lnot stabi lizethevehicl eif it starts toskid orifa
whee lstarts tospin.
G WARNING
If ESP ®
is swi tched off,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
Further drivingsystems ordrivi ngsafety systems arethus restricted.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Rea ctivate ESP®
.
In rare cases (Ypag e65) ,it may bebest todea ctivate ESP®
.
Observe theimpor tantsafety notesonESP ®
(Y pag e64).
X Adapt yourdrivi ngstyle tosui tthe road andweather conditions.
If ESP ®
cannot beactiva ted:
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Contact aqua lified speci alist worksho pand have ESP®
checked. 0074
0051
Mercede s-AMGvehiclesonly :
The yellow SPORT handlingmode warninglamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
SPORT handlingmode isactiva ted.
G WARNING
When SPORT handlingmode isswi tched on,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehi-
cle.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Only switch toSPORT handlingmode inaccorda ncewith theconditions
descri bedinthe "Activating/d eactivatingESP®
" section (Ypag e65) . 00E500BB
0051
The yellow ESP®
and ESP®
OFF warni nglamp sare litwhi lethe engine isrun-
ning.
ESP ®
,BAS, Active BrakeAssist, theHOLD function andhillstart assistare not
ava ilable due toamalfu nction.
ATTENTION ASSISTisdea ctivated.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions lis-
ted above.
The braki ngdista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanthus increas e.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi ta qua lified speci alist worksho pimmed iately. Warning
andindic atorlamps inthe instrum entcluster
237On-boardcomput erand displays Z