2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA technical data

Stowage
andfeatur es...................... 251
Loading guidelines...............................2 51
Stowag earea s....... ..............................251
Featu res....... ....... ................................ 258 Mainte
nanceand care ......................274
Engine compartment ........................... 274
ASSYST PLUS......................................278
Ca re....... .............. ................................279 Breakdow
nassi stanc e....... .............. 287
Where willIfind...? ..............................287
Flat tire....... ......................................... 288
Battery (vehicle)....... ........................... 293
Ju mp-starti ng....... ................................296
Tow ingand tow-starti ng....... ...............299
Fuse s....... ............................................302 Whee
lsand tires ...............................305
Importa ntsafe tynotes ........................305
Opera tion............................................305
Winter operation....... ........................... 307
Tire press ure....... ................................ 308
Load ingthe vehi cle....... .......................317
All abo utwhe elsand tires ................... 320
Cha nging awhe el....... ......................... 326
Whee land tirecombi nations .............. .330
Emergency sparewhe el....... ................331 Techn
ical data ................................... 333
Informati onrega rding technical data
....... ...................................................... 333
Vehi cleelectronics ..............................333
Identifi cationplates ....... ......................334
Service products andfilling capa ci-
ties ....... ............................................... 335
Vehi cledata ......................................... 341
Vehi cledata foroff-roa ddrivi ng....... ...342 Co
nten ts
3

The
data cannotbe used totrace thevehicle's
movemen ts.
When yourvehicle isserviced, technicalinfor-
mation canberead from theevent datamem-
ory and malfunct iondata memory.
Servic esinclude, forexample:
R repair services
R service processes
R warranties
R quality assurance
The vehicle isread outbyemployees ofthe
service network (including themanufact urer)
using special diagnostic testers. More detailed
inform ationisobtained fromit,ifrequired.
Aft eramalfunct ionhas been rectified, the
inform ationisdeleted fromthemalfunct ion
memory oriscont inually overwritt en.
When operating thevehicle, situations are
conc eivable inwhich thistechn icaldata, in
conn ection withother inform ation(ifneces-
sary, under consult ationwithanauthorized
expert ),could betraced toaperson.
Examples include:
R accident reports
R damage tothe vehicle
R witness statements
Further additional functionsthathave been
cont ractually agreeduponwiththecustomer
allow certainvehicle datatobe conv eyed by
the vehicle aswell. Theadditional functions
include, forexample, vehiclelocation incase
of an emergenc y. COMAND/Mercedes
meconnec t
(Canada: TELEAID)
If the vehicle isequipped withCOMAND or
Mercedes meconn ect,additional dataabout
the vehicle's operation, theuse ofthe vehicle
in cert ainsituations, andthelocation ofthe
vehicle iscompiled throughCOMAND orthe
Mercedes meconn ectsystem.
For additional information,please refertothe
COMAND UserManual orDigital Operator's
Manual and/ortheMercedes meconn ect
Terms andConditions. Event
datarecorder s
USA only: This
vehicle isequipped withanevent data
recorder (EDR).Thisvehicle isequipped with
an event datarecorder (EDR).Themain pur-
pose ofan EDRis to record, incert aincrash or
near crash-lik esituations, suchasan air bag
deployment orhittin garoad obstacle, data
that willassist inunderstan dinghowavehi-
cle's systems performed. TheEDRis designed
to record datarelating tovehicle dynamics
and safety systems forashort period oftime,
typically 30seconds orless.
The EDRin this vehicle isdesigned torecord
such dataas:
R How various systems inyour vehicle were
operating
R Whether ornot thedriver andpassenger
safety beltswerebuckled/fast ened
R How far(ifat all) the driver wasdepressing
the accelerator and/orbrakepedal; and,
R How fastthevehicle wastraveling
These datacanhelp provide abetter under-
standin gof the circumst ancesinwhich
crashes andinjuries occur.NOTE:EDRdata
are recorded byyour vehicle onlyifanon- triv-
ial crash situation occurs;nodata arerecor-
ded bythe EDRunder normal drivingcondi-
tions andnopersonal data(e.g.name, gender,
age and crash location) arerecorded. How-
ever, other parties, suchaslaw enforc ement
could combine theEDRdata withthetype of
personally identifying dataroutinely acquired
during acrash investigation.
Acc ess tothe vehicle and/or theEDRis nee-
ded toread datathatisrecorded byan EDR,
and special equipment isrequired. Inaddition
to the vehicle manufact urer,other parties that
have thespecial equipment, suchaslaw
enforc ement,can read theinform ationby
accessing thevehicle orthe EDR.
ED Rdata maybeused incivil andcriminal
matt ersasatool inaccident reconstruct ion,
accident claimsandvehicle safety.Sincethe
Crash DataRetrieval CDRtoolthat isused to
extr actdata from theEDRis commer cially
availab le,Mercedes- BenzUSA,LLC ("MBUSA ")
expressly disclaimsanyand allliabil ityarising
from theextr action ofthis inform ationby
unauthorized Mercedes-Benzpersonn el.
MBUSA willnotshare EDRdata withothers
without theconsen tof the vehicle owners or,
if the vehicle isleased, without theconsen tof
the lessee. Exceptions tothis represent ation
include responses tosubpoenas bylaw Data
storage
29Introdu ction Z

Infor
mation reg ardin gtech nicalda ta
i The
datast ate dher espec ifically refers to
a veh iclewit hstand ard equipm ent.Con sult
an auth orizedMer cedes- BenzCen terfor the
dat afor allveh iclevar iantsand trim levels. Veh
icle elect ronics Inst
alling two- way radio sand mob ile
ph ones (RFtrans mitters ) G
WAR
NING
The electromag netic radi ation from two-way
radi oscan interf ere withth eveh icleelec -
tr on ics iftwo -way radiosare man ipulat edor
ret rofitte dinc orrectly. This could jeopar dize
th eoper ating safetyof theveh icle. Ther eis
a ris kof an acc iden t.
You should haveall wor kon elec trical and
elec tron icco mpo nentscar ried outata
qualif iedspec ialist workshop. G
WAR
NING
If you incorrectly oper atetwo-way radiosin
th eveh icle, theelec tromag netic radi ation
may interf ere withth eveh icleelec tron ics ,
for exampl eif:
R thetwo -way radiois no tco nn ectedto an
ex terio rant enna
R theex terio rant enna isno tco rrec tly
moun tedor isno tlow- reflec tion
This could jeopar dizeth eoper ating safetyof
th eveh icle. Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
Hav eth elow- reflec tion exterio rant enna
ins talled ataqualif iedspec ialist workshop.
Alw ays conn ecttwo -way radiostothelow-
ref lec tion exterio rant enna when operating
in theveh icle.
! The
oper ating per mit may beinvalidat edif
th eins truct ionsfor installation and useof
two -way radiosare notobs erved. In
part icular,thefol lowin greq uire men ts
must becompli edwith:
R on lyappr ovedwave bandsmay beused
R obs erveth emax imum permis sible output
in these wave bands
R on lyappr ovedant enna pos ition smay be
used
Ex ce ssiv elev els ofelec tromag netic radi ation
may causedamag eto your healthand the
healt hof other s.Usi nganexterio rant enna
tak esintoacc oun tcur ren tsc ien tific disc us-
sion srel ating tothepos sible healthhaz ards
th at may result from elec tromag netic fie lds. Ap
pro ved antenna pos ition s
0043 Fron troo farea
0044 Rear roofarea
0087 Rear fender
i On
veh icles wit hpan oram aroo fwit h
power tilt/s lidin gpan el,installingan
ant enna tothefron tor rear roofarea isno t
per mitted.
On therear fender s,itis rec omm ended to
pos ition theant enna on theside oftheveh i-
cle closes tto thece nter oftheroad .
Use theTec hnical Specific ation ISO/ TS 21609
when retrofitti ng RF trans mitters (Road Vehi-
cle s-EM Cguide lines for installation ofaft er-
mar ketradi ofrequen cytrans mitting equip-
men t).Obs erveth elegal require men tsfor
acc essory part s.
If your vehiclehas installation sfor two -way
radi oequipm ent,use thepower supplyor
ant enna conn ection sint ended foruse withth e
basic wiring.Be sureto obs erveth eman ufac-
tur er'sSup plem entwhen installing.
De viat ionswit hres pec tto frequen cyban ds,
max imum trans mis sion output sor ant enna
pos ition smust beappr ovedby Mer cedes-
Ben z. Veh
icle electr onics
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The
maximum transmission output(PEAK)at
the base ofthe anten namust notexceed the
following values: Frequency
band Maximu
m
tra nsmission
outpu t Short
wave
3 -54 MHz 100
W 4
m waveband
74 -88 MHz 30
W 2
m waveband
144 -174 MHz 50
W Trunked
radiosystem/
Tetra
380 -460 MHz 10
W 70
cm waveband
400 -460 MHz 35
W Mobile
commun ications
(2G/3G/4G) 10
W The
following canbeused inthe vehicle with-
out restr iction s:
R RF trans mitterswith amaximum transmis-
sion output ofup to100 mW
R RF trans mitterswith trans mitterfrequencies
in the 380 -410 MHz frequency bandanda
maximum transmission outputofup to2W
(trunk edradio system/Tet ra)
R Mobile phones (2G/3G/4G)
There isno restr iction foranten napositions on
the outside ofthe vehicle forthe following fre-
quency bands:
R Trunked radiosystem/Tet ra
R 70 cm waveband
R 2G/3G/4 G Identification
plates Vehicle
identification platewith
vehicle identification number(VIN) X
Open thedriver's door.
You willsee vehicle identific ationplate0043. Example:
vehicleidentific ationplate(USA only)
0043 VIN
0044 Paint code Example:
vehicleidentific ationplate(Canada
only)
0043 VIN
0044 Paint code
i The
data shown onthe vehicle identific a-
tion plate isused onlyasan example. This 334
Identification
platesTechnical data

data
isdifferen tfor every vehicle andcan
deviate fromthedata shown here.Youcan
find thedata applicable toyour vehicle on
the vehicle identification plate. Vehicle
identification number(VIN) X
Slide theright -handfron tseat toits rear-
most position .
X Fold floor cover ing0043upwards.
You willsee VIN 0044.
The VINcanalso befound onthe vehicle iden-
tific ation plate(Ypage 334).
The VINcanalso befound atthe lower edgeof
the windshield (Ypage 335). Engine
number 0043
Emiss ioncontrol infor mation plate,includ-
ing the cert ification ofboth federal and
Californian emissionsstan dards
0044 VIN (onthe lower edgeofthe windshield)
0087 Engine number (stamped intothe cran k-
case) Service
product sand filling capaci-
ties Impor
tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
Serv iceproduct smay bepoisonous andhaz-
ardous tohealth. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Comply withinstruct ions onthe use, storage
and disposal ofservic eproduct son the
labels ofthe respect iveoriginal container s.
Always storeservic eproduct ssealed intheir
original container s.Always keepservic e
product sout ofthe reach ofchildren . H
Environm
entalnote
Dispose ofservic eproduct sin an envir on-
ment allyrespon siblemann er.
Serv iceproduct sinclude thefollowing:
R Fuels
R Lubrican ts(e.g. engin eoil, tran smission oil)
R Coolant
R Brak efluid
R Windshield washerfluid
R Climate control system refrigerant
Componen tsand servic eproduct smust
matc h.Only useproduct srecom mended by
Mercedes -Benz.Damage whichiscaused by
the use ofproduct swhich havenotbeen rec-
ommen dedisnot cover edbythe Mercedes -
Ben zwarrant yor goodwill gestures.Product s
approved byMercedes -Benzare listed inthis
Operator 'sManual inthe appropriate section.
Inf ormat ionontest edand approved products
can beobtained ataMercedes -BenzServ ice
Center oron the Internet at
htt p:// bevo.m ercedes- benz.com.
You canrecogniz eserv iceproduc tsapprove d
by Merc edes- Benzby the followin ginsc ription
on the contain ers:
R MB- Freigabe (e.g.MB-Freigabe 229.51)
R MB- Appr oval(e.g. MB-Appr oval229.51)
Oth erdesign ationsor rec omme ndations indi-
cat ealevel ofquality oraspecif ication in
acco rdanc ewith anMB Shee tNumber (e.g.
MB 229 .5).They have notnecessarily been
approve dby Merc edes- Benz. Serv
iceproduct sand filling capacities
335Technical data Z

Vehi
cle data Gen
eral notes
Pl ea se note thatfor the specified veh icleda ta:
R The heights specified mayvar yas ares ult
of:
- Tires
- Loa d
- Co ndi tionof the suspe nsion
- Opti onaleq uipme nt
R Opti onaleq uipme ntred uce sthe maximu m
pa yloa d Di
men sion sand weights Mod
el 00430043
Maxi mum
hea droo m 00440044
Hei ght
wh en
ope ned Merc
edes-
AM Gve hic les 73.5
in
(186 6mm ) 79.5
in
(201 9mm ) Al
lothe rmod-
el s 75.4
in
(191 4mm ) 82.0
in
(208 3mm ) Merc
edes‑AMG
ve hic les Vehi
cle le ng th 175.3
in
(4455 mm) Vehi
cle wi dth
in cludin gex teri or
mirro rs 79.6
in
(2022 mm) Vehi
cle hei ght 58.2
in
(1479 mm) Merc
edes‑AMG
ve hic les Whe
elbas e 106.3
in
(2699 mm) Min
imum ground
cl eara nce 6.1
in
(155 mm) Turni
ngradiu s 38.7
ft
(11. 8m) Ma
ximum rooflo ad 165.3
lb
(75 kg) Al
loth ermode ls Veh
icle leng th 174.1
in
(4424 mm) Veh
icle width
in cludi ngexteri or
mirro rs 79.6
in
(2022 mm) Veh
icle he ight 60.3
in
(1532 mm) Min
imum ground
cl eara nce 8.0
in
(20 4mm ) Whe
elbas e 106.3
in
(2699 mm) Turni
ngradi us 38.7
ft
(11.84 m) Maximum
roofload 165.3
lb
(75 kg) Vehic
ledata
341Technical data Z

Vehi
cle data foroff-road driving Appro
ach/de parture angle Mi
ssi ng valueswe renot availab leat time of
goi ng toprint. 00430043 00440044
App
roach
and depar-
ture angles
wh en the
veh icleis
lo ad ed and
rea dyto
dri ve Whe
nthe vehicleis load ed and readytodrive,
it ha sa ful ltank, allflu idsha ve been refi lled
and thedriver isin the vehicle.
For further informa tionab ou tap pro ach /de par-
ture angles, see (Ypage 156) . Maxi
mum gradient-cl imb ingcapa bil-
ity
Note thatthe vehicle's gradient-cl imbingcapa-
bi lity depends onthe off-r oadcond itions and
the roadsu rfa ce cond itions.
GLA 250:the maximu mgra dient climbi ngabil-
ity is40%.
GLA 2504MA TIC:the max imumgra dient
cli mbi ngability is65%.
Mi ssi ng valuesfor the
Mer cedes‑AM GGL A45 4MAT ICwe renot
ava ilab leat the time ofgoi ng toprint.
Accel eratecar efully and makesure tha tthe
wh eelsdo not spinwh en driving onstee pter-
rai n. If
the load on the front axleis red uce dwh en
pu lling away on astee pup hillslop e,the front
wh eelsha ve atend ency tospi n.4ETS recogni-
zes thisand brakes thewheelsacco rdingl y.
The rearwh eeltorq ueisincre ased ,ma king it
ea sier to drive off.
For further informa tionab ou tthe maximu m
gra dient climbi ngability ,see (Ypage 156) . 34
2 Vehi
cle data forof f-roa ddrivi ngTechnicaldata