2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA traction control

1,
2,3...
4ETS (Electronic Traction System )
see ETS/4E TS(Elect ronic Trac-
tion System)
4MATIC
Display message ............................ 228
4MATIC (permanent four-wheel
dr ive) ................ .................................. 168
12 Vsocket
see Sockets
360° camer a
Func tion/notes .............................1 82 A
ABS (Anti-lo ckBraking System)
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 205
Function/notes ................................60
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................... 60
Warni nglamp ....... .......................... 234
Ac celeratio n
see Kickdow n
Ac cident
Automa ticmeas uresafter an
accid ent....... ....................................53
Acti vatin gmed iamod e
Gen eral notes................................ 249
Acti vatin g/d eact ivatingcooling
with airdeh umidifica tion.................1 18
Ac tive Brake Assist
Activating ordea ctivating .............. 197
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 211
Function/notes ................................61
Ac tive Distanc eAss ist
DI STRONIC
Activating .......................................160
Ca lling up aspee d<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 161
Cru isecontrol lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 160
Dea ctiva ting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 163
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 222
Disp lays inthe multifunction dis-
pl ay <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 164
Disp lays on the instr umentclu s-
ter <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 164
Drivi ngtips<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 164
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 158
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 159Setting
aspe ed<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 162
Setting thespecified mini mum
di sta nce <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 162
Stopp ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 162
Stori ngaspe ed<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 161
Ac tive Parki ngAssist
Ca ncel ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 178
Detecti ngparking spaces .............. 175
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 221
Exiti ngapa rking space<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 177
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 174
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 174
Pa rking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 176
AD APTIVE BRAK E<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 67
Addi tional speedo mete r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 199
Addi tives(e ng ineoi l) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 338
Addre ssbook
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 243
Adjus tingthe volume
Mu ltimed iasystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 244
Ai rbag s
Depl oyment <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 51
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 214
Front airba g(d riv er, front
pa sse nger )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 45
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 44
Introd uction<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 44
Knee bag<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 46
Occu pant Clas sif ica tion System
(OC S)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 47
PASSENG ERAIR BAG indicator
la mps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 40
Sid eimp act airba g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 46
Wi ndow curtainairba g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 47
Ai rve nts
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 123
Re ar <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 123
Setting thecenter airvents ........... 123
Setting theside airvents ............... 123
Ai r-co nditioning sys tem
see Clima tecontrol
Al arm
ATA (Anti -TheftAla rm system )......... 68
Swi tching off(ATA) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 68
Swi tching thefuncti onon/of f
(ATA) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 684
In
dex

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

!
When
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC
or the HOLD function isactivated, thevehi-
cle brakes automaticall yin certain situa-
tions.
To avoid damage tothe vehicle, deactivate
Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC andthe
HOLD function inthe followi ngorsimila rsit-
uations:
R when towing thevehicle
R in the carwash
Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC canneither
reduce therisk ofan accident ifyou failto
adap tyour driving style,noroverride thelaws
of physics. Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC
cannot takeintoaccount road,weather ortraf-
fic conditions. Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC isonly anaid. You areresponsible
for the distance tothe vehicle infront ,for
vehicle speed,forbraking ingood timeandfor
staying inyour lane.
Do not use Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC:
R In road andtraffic conditions whichdonot
allow youtomaintain aconst antspeed, e.g.
in heavy traffic oron winding roads
R On slippe ryroad surfaces. Brakingoraccel-
erating couldcause thedrive wheels tolose
traction andthevehicle couldthenskid
R In poor visibil ity,e.g. due tofog, heavy rain
or snow
Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC maynot
detect narrow vehicles drivinginfront ,e.g.
motorcycles, orvehicles drivinginastaggered
formation.
In particular, thedetection ofobstacles canbe
impaired if:
R There isdirt onthe sensors oranything else
covering thesensors
R There issnow orheavy rain
R There isinterferenc eby other radarsources
R There arestrong radarreflections, forexam-
ple inparking garages
If Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC nolonger
detects avehicle infront ,Distance Pilot
DISTRONIC mayunexpectedly accelerateto
the speed stored. This
speed may:
R Be too high ifyou aredriving inaturning
lane oran exit lane
R Be sohigh when driving inthe right-hand
lane thatyouovertake vehiclesinthe left-
hand lane
R Be sohigh inthe left lane thatyoupass
vehicles drivingonthe right
If there isachange ofdrivers, advisethenew
driver ofthe speed stored.
Cruise control lever 0043
Tostore thecurrent speedorahigher
speed
0044 Tostore thecurrent speedoralower
speed
0087 Todeactivate Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC
0085 Tostore thecurrent speedorcalls upthe
last stored speed
0083 Toset aspecified minimum distance
Activating ActiveDistance Assist
DISTRONIC Activation
conditions
! When
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC
or the HOLD function isactivated, thevehi-
cle brakes automaticall yin certain situa-
tions.
To avoid damage tothe vehicle, deactivate
Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC andthe
HOLD function inthe followi ngorsimila rsit-
uations:
R when towing thevehicle
R in the carwash 160
Driving
systemsDriving 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 0025
00E500BB
0027004D 0051
0027(USA only),004D (Canada only):the red brake warninglamp andtheyel-
low ABS, ESP®
and ESP®
OFF warning lamp sare litwhi lethe engine isrunning.
ABS andESP®
are malfu nctioning. Therefore,BAS, Active BrakeAssist, EBD,the
HOLD function andhillstart assist,for exampl e,are not available either.
ATTENTION ASSISTisdea ctivated.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions lis-
ted above.The front andrear whee lscoul dtherefore lockifyou perform afull
brake application, forexampl e.
The steerab ility and braki ngchara cteristics maybesevere lyaffected. Thebrak-
ing dista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanincreas 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. 00E5
0051
The yellow ESP®
war ning lamp flashes whilethe vehicl eis in motion.
ESP ®
or traction controlhasintervened becausethere isarisk ofskiddi ngorat
lea stone whee lhas started tospin.
Cru isecontrol orActive Distance AssistDISTRONIC isdea ctivated.
X When pulling away,only depre ssthe accele ratorpedalas far asnecessa ry.
X Ease offthe accele ratorpedalwhi lethe vehicl eis in motion.
X Adapt yourdrivi ngstyle tosui tthe road andweather conditions.
X Do not deactivate ESP®
.
In rare cases (Ypag e65) ,it may bebest todea ctivate ESP®
.
Observe theimpor tantsafety notesonESP ®
(Y pag e64). 236
Warning
andindic atorlamps inthe instrum entclusterOn-bo ardcomput erand displays

(tire
swith run-flatcharac teristic s)"sect ion
(Y page 289).
R Only mount tiresof the corr ectsize ontothe
wheels.
R Break innew tiresat moderat espeeds for
the first 60miles (100 km). Thenew tires
only reach theirfullperfor manceafter this
distan ce.
R Do not drive withtireswhich havetoolittle
tre ad depth. Thissignif icantlyreduces the
trac tion onwet roads (hydroplanin g).
R Replace thetiresafter sixyears atthe lat-
est, regardles sof wear.
Observ ethe noteson the emerge ncyspare
wheel (Ypage 331). MOExt
ended tires (tir eswith run-fla t
pr opert ies)
With MOExtended tires(tire swith runflat
charac teristic s),you can continue todrive your
vehic leeven ifther eis atot alloss ofpressur e
in one ormore tires.
MOE xtended tiresmay onlybeused incon -
jun ction with anact ivated tirepressur eloss
warnin gsystem (Canada only)ortire pressur e
mon itor(USA only)andonly onwheels specifi-
cally testedbyMerc edes-B enz.
Not eson drivin gwith MOExtended tireswith a
flat tire (Ypage 289).
Vehicles equipped withMOExtended tiresare
not equipped withaTIREF ITkit atthe factory.
It is ther efore recommen dedthat youaddition -
ally equip yourvehic lewith aTIREF ITkit ifyou
mount tiresthat donot featur erun- flatcharac -
ter istic s,e.g. wintertire s.ATIREF ITkit may be
obtain edfrom aqualified specialist workshop. Wint
eropera tion Genera
lnotes
Have yourvehic lewint er-proof edataqualified
specialist workshopatthe onset ofwint er.
Observ ethe notesinthe "Changing awheel"
sect ion(Ypage 326). Driving
withsummer tires
At tem peratur esbelow 45‡(+7†), summer
tire slose elastic ityand therefore traction and
brakin gpower. Change thetireson your vehi-
cle toM+S tires.Using summer tiresat very
cold temperatur escould cause crackstoform ,
ther eby damaging thetiresperman ently.
Merc edes-B enzcann otaccept responsibility
for this type ofdamage. G
WARN
ING
Damaged tirescan cause tireinflat ionpres-
sure loss. Asaresult ,you could losecontrol
of your vehic le.There isarisk ofacciden t.
Check thetiresregularly forsigns ofdam-
age and replace anydamaged tiresimmedi-
ately. M+S
tires G
WARN
ING
M+S tireswith atire tread depth ofless than
00CF in(4 mm) arenot suitable foruse inwin-
ter and donot provide sufficienttraction.
There isarisk ofan acciden t.
M+S tireswith atre ad depth ofless than 00CF
in (4 mm) must bereplaced immediat ely.
At tem peratur esbelow 45‡(+7 †), use win-
ter tiresor all-season tires.Bot htypes oftire
are ident ifiedbythe M+S marking.
Only wintertire sbearing the004D snowf lake
symbol inaddition tothe M+S markingprovide
the best possible gripinwint ryroad condi-
tion s.Only thesetire swill allow drivingsafet y
system ssuch asABSand ESP®
to func tion
optim allyinwint er.These tireshave been
developed specificallyfordrivin gin snow.
Use M+S tiresof the same make andtread on
all wheels tomaint ainsafe handlin gcharac ter-
istic s.
Always observethe maxim umpermiss ible
speed specifiedforthe M+S tiresyou have
mount ed. Wint
eropera tion
307Wheels andtires Z