2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV light

Warning
displays 0043
Segments onthe left-ha ndside ofthe vehi-
cle
0044 Segments onthe right-ha ndside ofthe
vehicl e
0087 Segments showingopera tional readiness
The warning displaysshow thedista nce
betwe enthe sensors andtheobsta cle.The
wa rning displayforthe front areaisloca tedon
the dashboa rdabo vethe center airvents. The
wa rning displayforthe rear area isloca tedon
the headliner inthe rear compa rtment.
The warning displayforeach sideofthe vehi-
cle isdivi ded into fiveyellow and tworedseg-
ments. ParkingAssist PARKTR ONICisopera -
tional ifyel low segme ntsshow ingopera tional
read iness 0087light up.
The gearleve rposi tion orthe transmiss ion
posi tion ofthe automatic transmiss ionand the
dire ction inwhi chthe vehicl eis roll ing deter-
mine whichwarning displayisactive whenthe
engine isrunning. Transmissi
onposi -
tion Warning
display 005B
Front
areaactiva ted 005E,
005Corthe vehi-
cle isroll ing back-
wa rds Rea
rand front areas
activa ted 005D
No
area sactiva ted One
ormore segme ntslight up asthe vehicl e
app roache san obsta cle,depe nding onthe
vehicl e'sdista ncefrom theobsta cle.Inadd i-
tion, warning tones areissu ed.
When thedista ncetothe obsta cleissuffi cient,
you willhea ran intermittent warning tone. The
shorter thedista ncetothe obsta cle,the
shorter thefrequ ency ofthe intermittent warn-
ing tones become s.When theminimu mdis-
tance isreache d,you heara continuou swa rn-
ing tone.
De activati ngoractivati ngParking
Ass istPARK TRONIC 0043
Indica torlam p
0044 Deactiva tesoractiva tesParki ngAssist
PARKTR ONIC
If indica torlam p0043 islit, Parki ngAssist
PARKTR ONICisdea ctivated.
i Parki
ngAssist PARKTR ONICisau tomati-
call yactiva tedwhe nyou turn theSmartKey
to posi tion 0048inthe igniti onlock. Driv
ingsyste ms
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Problems
withParking AssistPARKTRONIC Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions Only
thered segments
in the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC warning
display sare lit.You also
hear awarning tonefor
approximately twosec-
onds.
Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC isthen
deactivated andthe
indicator lamponthe
PARKTRONIC button
lights up. Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC hasmalfunction edand hasbeen deac-
tivated.
X Ifproblems persist,haveParking AssistPARKTRONIC checkedat
a quali fiedspecialist workshop. Only
thered segments
in the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC warning
display sare lit.Parking
Assist PARKTRONIC is
then deactivated. The
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC sensorsaredirty orthere isinter-
ferenc e.
X Clean theParking AssistPARKTRONIC sensors(Ypage 283).
X Switch theignition backon. The
problem maybecaused byan extern alsource ofradio orultra-
sound waves.
X Check tosee ifParking AssistPARKTRONIC worksatadifferent
location. Active
Parking Assist
General notes Act
ive Parking Assistisan electron icparking
aid with ultrasound. Itmeasures theroad on
both sides ofthe vehicle. Aparking symbol
indicates asuitable parkingspace.Active
steering intervention andbrake application
can assist youduring parking andwhen exiting
a parking space.Youcanalso stilluse Parking
Assist PARKTRONIC (Ypage 171).
Import antsafety notes Act
ive Parking Assistismerely anaid. Itis not
a replacement foryour atten tiontoyour imme-
diate surroundings. Youarealwa ysresponsi-
ble forsafe maneuvering, parkingandexiting a
parking space.Makesurethatthere areno
persons, animalsorobject sin the maneuver-
ing area when youaremaneuvering orparking.
When Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isdeactiva-
ted, Active Parking Assistisalso unavaila ble. G
WARNING
While parking orpulli ngout ofaparking
space, thevehicle swingsoutand candrive
onto areas ofthe oncomin glane. Thiscould
cause youtocollide withother roadusers or
object s.There isarisk ofan accident.
Pay atten tiontoother roadusers orobject s.
Stop thevehicle ifnecessary orcancel the
Act ive Parking Assistparking procedure.
! If
they cannot beavoided, driveover
obstacles suchascurbs slowly andatan
obtuse angle.Otherwise, youmay damage
the wheels ortires.
Act ive Parking Assistmaypossibly indicate
parking spaceswhicharenot suitable forpark-
ing, forexample:
R where parking orstopping isprohibited
R in front ofdriveways orentr ances andexits
R on unsuitable surfaces 174
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Once
youhave exited theparking spacecom-
pletely, thesteering wheelismoved tothe
straight-ahead position.Youhear atone and
the Active Parking AssistFinished Active
Parking AssistFinished mes-
sage appea rson the multifunction display.You
will then have tosteer andmerge intotraffic
on your own. Active Parking Assistisstill avail -
able. Youcantake overthesteering beforethe
vehicle hasexited theparking spacecom-
pletely. Thisisuseful ,for example whenyou
recognize thatitis alrea dypossible topull out
of the parking space.
Cance lingActive Parking Assist X
Stop themovement ofthe multifunction
steering wheelorsteer yoursel f.
Act ive Parking Assistwillbecanceled at
once. TheActive Parking AssistCan‐ Active
Parking AssistCan‐
celed celed
message appearsinthe multifunction
displa y.
or X Press thePARKTRONIC button
(Y page 173).
Act ive Parking Assistisswitched offand
Act ive Parking Assistisimmediately can-
celed. TheActive Parking AssistCan‐ Active
Parking AssistCan‐
celed celed
message appearsinthe multifunction
displa y.
Act ive Parking Assistiscanceled automaticall y
if:
R the electric parking brakeisengaged
R transmission position005Disselected
R parking usingActive Parking Assistisno
longer possible
R you aredriving fasterthan6mph (10km/h )
R awheel spins,ESP®
intervenes orfails. In
such cases the00E5 warning lamplights up
in the instrument cluster
A warning tonesounds. Theparking symbol
disapp earsandthemultifunction display
shows theActive Parking AssistCan‐ Active
Parking AssistCan‐
celed celed
message.
When Active Parking Assistiscanceled, you
must steer andbrake againyoursel f.
If asystem malfunction occurs,thevehicle is
braked toastandstill. Todrive on,depress the
accelerator again. Rear
view camera
General notes Rear
viewcamera 0043isan optical parking and
maneuvering aid.Itshows thearea behind
your vehicle withguide linesinthe multimedia
system display.
The area behind thevehicle isdispla yedasa
mirror image, asinthe rear view mirror.
Observe thenotes oncleaning (Ypage 284).
i The
text shown inthe multimedia system
displa ydepends onthe langua gesetting.
The followi ngare examples ofrear view
camera messages inthe multimedia system
displa y.
Importa ntsafety notes The
rear view camera isonly anaid. Itis not a
replacement foryour attent iontoyour immedi-
ate surroundings. Youarealwa ysresponsible
for safe maneuvering andparking. Makesure
that there arenopersons, animalsorobjects
in the maneuvering areawhen youaremaneu-
vering orparking.
Under thefollowi ngcircumstances, therear
view camera willnotfunction, orwill function
in alimited manner:
R ifthe tailgate isopen
R in heavy rain,snow orfog
R at night orinvery dark places
R ifthe camera isexposed tovery bright light
R ifthe area islit by fluorescent bulbsorLED
lighting (thedispla ymay flicker)
R ifthere isasudden changeintemperature,
e.g. when driving intoaheated garagein
winter 178
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R
ifthe camer alens isdirt yor obst ructed.
Obser vethe noteson clean ing
(Y page 284)
R ifthe rear ofyour vehic leisdamaged. Inthis
case, havethecamer aposit ionand setting
chec kedataqualified specialist workshop.
The field ofvision andotherfunc tionsof the
rear view camer amay berest ricteddue to
addition alacc essor iesonthe rear ofthe vehi-
cle (e.g. licenseplate holder ,rear bicyc le
rack ).
i The
contrast ofthe display maybeaffec -
ted bythe sudden presenceof sunligh tor
oth erlight sourc es,e.g. when exitinga
garage. Payparticular attent ion inthis situa-
tion .
i If
usability issever elyrest ricted, e.g. due
to pixel errors,have thedisplay repairedor
replac ed.
Activa ting/d eactivating therea rview
cam era X
To acti vate:make surethattheSmar tKey
is in posit ion0048inthe ignit ionlock .
X Make surethattheActi vationbyRgear Acti
vationbyRgear
func tion isselec tedinthe multim ediasys-
tem ;see theDigit alOperat or'sManual.
X En gage reversegear.
The area behin dthe vehic leisshown with
guide linesinthe multim ediasystemdis-
play.
The image fromthe rear view camer ais
available throughout themane uverin gproc -
ess.
To deact ivate:the rear view camer adeact i-
vate sif you shift thetransm ission to005D or
aft erdrivin gfor wards ashor tdist ance.
The innersegme ntsof the warnin gindic ator
are displayed inred ifthe reisacom plete sys-
tem failure. Theindic atorlamp inthe
PARK TRONIC buttonlight sup.
If the syst emfails atthe rear ofthe vehic le:
R the rear segme ntsare shown inred when
back ingup.
R the rear segme ntsare hidden whendriving
for wards. Messa
gesinthemu ltim edia system
disp lay The
rear view camer amay show adist orted
view ofobst acles, showtheminc orre ctly or
not atall. The rear view camer adoes notshow
obje ctsin the followin gposit ions:
R very closeto the rear bumper
R under therear bumper
R in the area immed iatelyabove thetailgat e
handle
! Obj
ectsnot atgroun dlevel mayappear to
be furt her away thantheyact ually are,e.g.:
R the bumper ofapark edvehic le
R the drawbar ofatrailer
R the ball couplin gof atrailer towhitch
R the rear sectionofan HGV
R aslant edpost
Use theguideline sonly fororien tation.
Appr oach objectsno furt her than thebot-
tom -most guideline . 0043
Yellow guidelineatadist anceof approx -
imate ly13 ft(4. 0m) fromthe rear ofthe
vehic le
0044 Whit eguide linewitho utste erin ginput –
vehic lewidth including theexterior mirrors
(st atic )
0087 Yellow guidelineforthe vehic lewidth
inc luding theexterior mirrors, atthe cur-
ren tste erin gwheel angle(dynamic )
0085 Yellow lanemark ingthe cour sethe tires
will takeat the curr entsteerin gwheel
angle (dynamic ) Driving
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0083
Yellow guidelineatadistan ceofapprox -
imate ly3ft (1. 0m) from therear ofthe
vehic le
0084 Vehic lecen teraxle (mark erassist ance)
006B Bumper
006C Red guide lineatadistan ceofapprox -
imate ly12 in(0. 30 m)from therear ofthe
vehic le 0043
Frontwarnin gdisplay
0044 Addit ional measurem entoperat ionalreadi-
ness indicatorforPark ingAssist
PARKT RONIC
0087 Rear warnin gdisplay
When ParkingAssistPARKT RONIC isopera-
tion al(Y page 173),addition almeasurem ent
operat ionalreadin essindic ator0044appears in
the multim ediasyste mdisplay. Ifthe Park ing
Ass istPARKT RONIC warningdisplays are
act ive orlight up,warnin gdisplays 0043and 0087
are also active orlight upcor respon dinglyin
the multim ediasyste mdisplay. "Rever
separking" funct ion Ba
cking upstraight intoapa rking space
withou tsteer inginpu t 0043
Whit eguide linewithout steerin ginput –
vehic lewidth including theexterior mirrors
(stat ic)
0044 Yellow guidelineforthe vehic lewidth
inc luding theexterior mirrors, atthe cur-
ren tste erin gwheel angle(dynamic )
0087 Yellow guidelineatadistan ceofapprox -
imate ly3ft (1. 0m) from therear area
0085 Red guide lineatadistan ceofapprox -
imate ly12 in(0. 30 m)from therear area
X Make surethattherear view camer ais
switc hedon(Ypage 179).
The lane andtheguide linesareshown .
X With thehelp ofwhite guide line0043,chec k
wheth erthe vehic lewill fitintothe park ing
space.
X Usin gwhite guide line0043asaguide, care-
fully back upunt ilyou reach theend posi-
tion .
Red guide line0085isthe nat the end ofthe
park ingspace. Thevehic leisalmost parallel
in the park ingspace. 180
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If
the lanes arenarrow, vehiclesdriving inthe
lane beyond thelane next toyou rvehicle may
be indicated ,especia llyifthe vehicle sare not
driving inthe middl eof their lane. Thismay be
the case ifthe vehicle sare driving onthe inner
side oftheir lane.
Due tothe nature ofthe system:
R warnings maybeissu edinerror when driv-
ing close tocrash barriersor simil arsolid
lane borders.
R warnings maybeinterrupted whenyouare
driving alongsideparticul arlylong vehicle s,
such astrucks, foraprolonged time.
Warning display 0043
Warning display
Blind SpotAssist isnot active atspeed sbelow
appro ximately 20mph (30km/h). Vehiclesin
the monitoring rangearethen notindicated .
When BlindSpotAssist isactivated, indicator
lamp 0043inthe exterior mirrorslightsupyellow
at speed sof up to20 mph (30km/h ).At
speed sabove 20mph (30km/h), theindicator
lamp goesoutand Blind SpotAssist isopera -
tional.
If avehicle isdetected withintheblind spot
monitoring rangeatspeed sabove 20mph
(30 km/h), warning lamp0043onthe corre-
sponding sidelights upred. This warning is
alw ays emitted whenavehicle enterstheblind
spot monitoring rangefrombehind orfrom the
side. When youovertake avehicle ,the warning
only occurs ifthe difference inspeed isless
than 7mph (12km/h ).
The yellow indicator lampgoesoutifreverse
gear isengaged .In this event, BlindSpot
Assist isno longer active.
The brightness ofthe indicator/wa rninglamps
is adjusted automaticallyaccording tothe
ambi entlight. Col
lision warning
If avehicle isdetected inthe monitoring range
of Blind SpotAssist andyouswitch onthe cor-
respondi ngturn signal ,a doub lewarning tone
sounds. Redwarning lamp0043flashe s.Ifthe
turn signal remains on,vehicle sdetected are
indicated bythe flashi ngofred warning
lamp 0043.There arenofurther warning tones.
Swi tching onBlind SpotAssist
X Make surethatBlind SpotAssist isactiva-
ted inthe on-board computer (Ypage 198).
X Turn theSmartKey topositio n0048 inthe igni-
tion lock.
Warning lamps0043 inthe exterior mirrors
light upred forappro ximately 1.5seconds
and then turnyellow.
Lane Keeping Assist Gene
ralnotes Lane
Keepi ngAssist monitors thearea infront
of you rvehicle bymeans ofmultifu nctioncam-
era 0043which isattached behindthetop ofthe
windshi eld.Lane Keepi ngAssist detects lane
markings onthe road andcanwarn youbefore
you leaveyou rlane unintentionally .
This function isavai lablein the range betwee n
40 mph and120 mph (60km/h and
200 km/h).
A warning maybegiven ifafront wheel passes
over alane marking. Itwil lwarn youbymeans
of intermittent vibrationin the steering wheel
for upto1.5 seconds .
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
Lane Keepi ngAssist cannot always clearl y
detect lanemarkings. 186
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Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
If you oper ateinform ation syst ems andcom-
mun ication equipm entint egr atedin the
veh iclewhen driving,you may bedist racted
fr om thetraff icsit uati on.You could also
lose control oftheveh icle. Ther eis aris kof
an acc iden t.
On lyoper atethis equipm entwhen thetraff ic
sit uati onper mits.Ifyou arenotsur eth at
th is ispos sible ,park theveh iclepayin g
att ention totraff icco nd ition sand oper ate
th eequipm entwhen theveh icleis stati on-
ary.
You must observeth elegal require men tsfor
th eco unt ryinwhic hyou arecurren tly driv ing
when operating theon -board comput er. G
WAR
NING
If th eins trumen tclus terhas faile dor mal-
fun ction ed, you may notrec ogn izefunction
res trict ion sin syst ems relevantto saf ety.
The oper ating safetyof your vehiclemay be
impa ired.Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
Dr ive oncar eful ly.Hav eth eveh iclech ecke d
at aqualif iedspec ialist workshop immedi-
ate ly.
The on-board comput eronlysho wsmes sage s
or warn ingsfrom certain syst ems inthemult i-
fun ction disp lay.You should there foremak e
sur eyour vehicleis oper ating safely atall
ti mes .
If th eoper ating safetyof your vehicleis
impa ired,pull overas soo nas itis saf eto do
so. Con tacta qualif iedspec ialist workshop.
Fo ran ove rview, seetheins trumen tpan el
illust ration (Ypage 32). Disp
laysand oper ation Inst
rumen tclus terligh ting
The lightsen sor intheins trumen tclus terauto -
mat icallyco ntrol sth ebrig htne ss ofthemult i-
fun ction disp lay.Indayligh t,th edisp lays inthe
ins trumen tclus terare notillum inated. The
lighting intheins trumen tclus ter, in the
disp lays andtheco ntrol sin theveh icleint erior
can beadjust edusin gth ebrig htne ss control
kn ob.
The brightne ss control knob isloc ate don the
bot tom leftof theins trumen tclus ter
(Y page 32).
X Turn thebrig htne ss control knob clockwise
or count er-clo ckwise.
If th eligh tswit chisset tothe0058, 0060or
0058 position ,th ebrig htne ss isdepe ndent
upon thebrig htne ss oftheambi entligh t. Sp
eedom eterwith segm ents
The spee dometer ison lydivi ded intoseg -
men tsinveh icles wit hAc tive Distanc eAs sist
DI ST RONI C.
The segmen tsinthespee dometer ind icat e
whic hspee dran geisavaila ble.
R Ac tive Distanc eAs sist DIST RONI Cact ivat ed
(Y page 158):
On eor two segmen tsintheset spee dran ge
ligh tup.
R Ac tive Distanc eAs sist DIST RONI Cdet ects a
veh iclein fron tmov ingmor eslow lythan the
st ore dspee d:
The segmen tsbet ween thespee dof the
veh iclein fron tand thest ore dspee dligh t
up. Ta
chom eter
! Do
notdriv ein theove rrevv ing range, as
th is co uld damag eth een gin e.
The redbandin thetac hom eter ind icat esthe
en gin e's overrevv ing range.
The engin eis limi tedwit hin aran getopro tect
th een gin ewhen thered bandis reac hed. Out
sidetem peratur edis pla y
You should pay spec ialattention toroad con-
dit ion swhen tempe ratures arearoun dfreez ing
poin t.
Bea rin min dth at theout side tempe rature dis-
play indicat esthete mpe rature meas uredand
does notrec ord theroad tempe rature. 188
Disp
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The
selected unitofmeasurement fordistance
applies to:
R Digital speedometer inthe Trip Trip
menu
R Odometer andthetrip odometer
R Trip computer
R Current fuelconsumpt ionand approximate
range
R Navigation instructions inthe Navi Navi
menu
R Cruise control
R Act ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC
R ASS YST PLUS service intervaldisplay
Switching theadditional speedometer
on/off
If the additional speedometer isswitched on,
the speed isshown inthe status barinthe
multifunct iondisplay instead ofthe outside
temperat ure. The
speed display 0043isan alternativ eto your
speedometer.
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theSett. Sett.
menu.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Instrument Cluster Instrument
Clustersubmenu.
X Press 0076toconf irm.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Speedometer [km/h] Speedometer
[km/h]orSpeedometer Speedometer
[mph] [mph]
function.
You willsee theselected setting: On On
orOff Off.
X Press the0076 button tosave thesetting.
Selecting permanent display
The Permanent Display: Permanent
Display:functionallows you
to choose whether themultifunct iondisplay
alway sshows theoutside temperat ureorthe
speed. The
speed display
0043isan alternativ eto your
speedometer.
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theSett. Sett.
menu.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Instrument Cluster Instrument
Clustersubmenu.
X Press 0076toconf irm.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Permanent Display: Permanent
Display:function.
The current setting, Outside Temperature Outside
Temperature
or Speedometer [km/h] Speedometer
[km/h]/Speedomete r Speedometer
[mph] [mph],
appears.
X Press the0076 button tosave thesetting.
Lights Switching
thedayt imerunning lamps
on/off
This funct ionisnot availabl ein Canada.
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theSett. Sett.
menu.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Light Light
submenu.
X Press 0076toconf irm.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Daytime RunningLights Daytime
RunningLightsfunction.
If the Daytime RunningLights Daytime
RunningLightsfunction
has been switched on,the multifunct iondis-
play shows thecone oflight andthe0086
symbol inorange.
X Press the0076 button tosave thesetting.
Further informationondaytime runninglamps
(Y page 102).
Vehicle <002400460057004C005900440057004C0051004A001200470048004400460057
004C005900440057>
ingthe automat ic
door locking mechanism
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theSett. Sett.
menu.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Vehicle Vehicle
submenu. Menus
andsubmenus
199On-boardcomputerand display s Z