2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV Owner's Manual

daytime
runninglamps orlow-beam head-
lamps goout after 3minut es.
When theengin eis runn ing,thevehicle issta-
tion aryand inbright ambient light:ifyou turn
the light switch tothe 0060 position ,the day-
time runninglamps andparkin glamps turnon.
If the engin eis runn ingand youturn thelight
switch tothe 0058 position ,the manual set-
tin gs take preceden ceover thedaytime run-
ning lamps.
USA only:
The daytime runninglamps improve thevisibil-
ity ofyour vehicle duringtheday. Todo this,
the daytime runninglamps function must be
switch edon using theon-board comput er
(Y page 199).
If the engin eis runn ingand youturn thelight
switch tothe 0060 or0058 position ,the man-
ual sett ings take preceden ceover thedaytime
runn inglamps.
Low-beam headlamp s
Even ifthe light sensor doesnotdetec tthat it
is dark, theparkin glamps andlow-beam head-
lamps switch onwhen theignit ionisswitch ed
on and thelight switch isset tothe 0058 posi-
tion .This isapartic ularly useful function inthe
event ofrain andfog.
X To
switch onthe low-beam headlamp s:
turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock orstart theengin e.
X Turn thelight switch to0058.
The green 0058indicat orlamp inthe instru-
ment cluster lightsup.
Front foglamp s
In con dition swhere visibility ispoor dueto
fog, snow orrain, thefoglamps improve visi-
bility aswell asmakin git easier forother road
users tosee you. They canbeoperated
toget herwith theparkin glamps ortoget her
with theparkin glamps andlow-beam head-
lamps.
X To switch onthe foglamp s:turn the
Smart Keytoposition 0048inthe ignit ionlock
or start theengin e.
X Turn thelight switch to0058 or0058. X
Press the005A button.
The green 005Aindicat orlamp inthe instru-
ment cluster lightsup.
X To switch offthe foglamp s:press the
005A button.
The green 005Aindicat orlamp inthe instru-
ment cluster goesout.
Rear foglamp
The rear foglamp improves visibilityofyour
vehicle forthe trafficbehind inthe event of
thic kfog. Please takenoteof the count ry-spe-
cific regulations forthe use ofrear foglamps.
X To switch onthe rear foglamp :turn the
Smart Keyinthe ignit ionlock toposition 0048
or start theengin e.
X Turn thelight switch to0058 or0058.
X Press the005E button.
The yellow 005Eindicat orlamp inthe instru-
ment cluster lightsup.
X To switch offthe rear foglamp :press the
005E button.
The yellow 005Eindicat orlamp inthe instru-
ment cluster goesout.
Par king lamp s
! If
the batte rycharge isvery low,thepark-
ing lamps orstan ding lamps areautomati-
cally switch edoff toenable thenextengin e
start .Always parkyourvehicle safelyandin
a well litarea, inaccor dance withtherele-
vant legal stipulation s.Avoid usingthe0060
parkin glamps overaperiod ofseveral
hours. Ifpossible, switchonthe right -hand
0064 orleft- hand 0063 standing lamps.
X To switch on:turn thelight switch to0060.
The green 0060indicat orlamp inthe instru-
ment cluster lightsup.
Sta nding lamps
Switc hingonthe stan ding lamps ensures the
corr espondin gside ofthe vehicle isillumina-
ted.
X To switch onthe stand inglamp s:the
Smart Keyisnot inthe ignit ionlock oritis in
position 005Ainthe ignit ionlock .
X Turn thelight switch to0063 (left-hand side
of the vehicle) or0064 (right- handsideof
the vehicle). Exter
iorlighting
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Comb
inationswit ch X
To ind icat ebr iefly :pres sth ecom binatio n
swit chbrie flytothepres sure pointin the
dire ction ofarr ow 0044or0085.
The correspon dingtur nsign alflas hes three
tim es.
X To ind icat e:pres sth ecom binatio nswit ch
beyon dth epres sure pointin thedire ction of
arr ow 0044or0085.
X To
swit chon thehigh -beamhea dlamp s:
tur nth elight switchto0058 or0058.
X Pre ssthecom binatio nswit chbeyon dth e
pres sure pointin thedire ction ofarr ow 0043.
The high -beam headlam psonlyswit chon in
th e0058 positionif th elow- beam head-
lamps areon.
The blue 0057 indicat orlamp intheins tru-
men tclus terlight sup when thehigh -beam
headlam psare swit ched on.
X To
swit choff thehigh -beamhea dlamp s:
mov eth ecom binatio nswit chback toits
no rm alposi tion.
The blue 0057 indicat orlamp intheins tru-
men tclus tergoes out.
X To swit chon thehigh -beamfla sher :pull
th ecom binatio nswit chinthedire ction of
arr ow 0087. Ha
zard war ning lamps X
To
swit chon theha zard war ning lamps:
pres sbut ton0043.
All turnsign alsflas h.Ifyou nowswit chon a
tur nsign alusin gth ecom binatio nswit ch,
on lythetur nsign allamp onthecor respon d-
ing side oftheveh icle willflash.
X To
swit choff theha zard war ning lamps:
pres sbut ton0043.
The hazard warn inglamps automaticall y
swit chon if:
R an air bag isdeplo yedor
R theveh icle deceler atesrapid lyfrom aspee d
of abov e45 mph (70km/h) and comestoa
st and still
The hazard warn inglamps switchoff auto mati-
cally ifth eveh icle reac hesaspee dof abov e
6 mph (10km/h) again afterafull brak eappli-
cat ion.
The hazard warn inglamps still oper ateifth e
ign ition isswit ched off. Corn
ering ligh tfu nct ion The
cornerin glight function impr ovesth eillu-
min atio nof theroad overa wide anglein the 104
Ext
erior lightingLight sand winds hieldwiper s

direct
ionyou areturn ing, enabling bettervisi-
bility intight bends, forexample. Itcan only be
activ ated when thelow-beam headlamps are
switch edon.
Active:
R ifyou aredriving atspeeds below25mph
(40 km/ h)and switch onthe turn signal or
turn thesteer ingwheel
R ifyou aredriving atspeeds between 25mph
(40 km/ h)and 45mph (70km/ h)and turn
the steer ingwheel
The corn ering lampmayremain litfor ashort
time, butisautomatic allyswitch edoff after no
more thanthree minut es. Head
lampsfogged uponthe inside
Certain climatic andphysical condition smay
cause moisturetoform inthe headlamp. This
moist uredoes notaffect thefunc tionality of
the headlamp. Interior
lighting Overview
ofinterior lighting
Front overhead controlpanel 0043
003D Switchestheleft- hand frontreading
lamp onoroff
0044 004A Switchesthefron tint erior lightin gon
0087 0043 Switchestherear interior lightin gon
or off
0085 0033 Switchesthefron tint erior lightin g/
automatic interior lightin gcon trol off
0083 003D Switchestheright -handfron treading
lamp onoroff
0084 Switc hestheautomatic interior lightin g
con trol on Rear
compa rtment control panel Vehicles
withapanorama roofwith power tilt/
sliding panel
0043 003D Switchesthereading lamponoroff Vehicles
withoutapanorama roofwith power
tilt/ sliding panel
0043 003D Switchestheleft- hand reading lamp
on/ off
0044 003D Switchestheright -handreading lamp
on/ off Interior
lighting control
General notes In
order topreven tthe vehicle's batteryfrom
dischargin g,the interior lightin gfunc tionsare
automatic allydeactiv atedafter some time
exc ept when theSmart Keyisin position 0048in
the ignit ionlock .
The color andbright nessofthe ambient light-
ing are setviathe multimedia system(seeDig-
ital Operator 'sManual). Interior
lighting
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Aut
oma tic int erior ligh ting cont rol X
To swit chon: settheswit chtocenter pos i-
ti on 0084.
X To swit choff:set theswit chtothe0033
pos ition .
The interior ligh ting auto maticallyswit ches on
if you:
R unl ockth eveh icle
R open adoor
R rem ove theSm artKey from theign ition lock
The interior ligh ting isswit ched on for aset
ti me when theSm artKey isrem ovedfrom the
ign ition lock.You cansetthis delaye dswit ch-
off via themult imediasyst em(see Digit al
Oper ator's Man ual). Rep
lacingbul bs Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
Bulb s,lamp sand conn ectors can getvery
hot when operating.If you chang eabulb,
you could burn yours elfon these compo -
ne nts. The reisaris kof injury.
All ow these compo nentsto cool down
bef ore chang ingabulb.
Do notuse abulb ifit has been dropped orif
it s glas stub ehas been scrat ched.
The bulb mayexplod eif:
R you touch it
R itis hot
R you dropit
R you scrat ch it
Use bulbs onlyin clo sed lamp sth at hav ebeen
desi gned for this purp ose.On lyins tallspar e
bulbs ofthesam etyp eand thespec ifiedvol t-
age.
Mar kson theglas stub ered uce theser vicelife
of thebulbs .Do notto uch theglas stub ewit h
your bare hands.Ifne cessar y,cle an theglas s
tub ewhen cold wit halco holorspir itand rubit
off withalin t-fr ee cloth.
Pro tect bulbs from moisture duringoper ation.
Do notallow bulbs tocome intoco ntact with
liquid s. Replac
eon lythebulbs listed (Ypage 106).
Hav eth ebulbs that you cannotch ang eyour-
self replace dat aqualif iedspec ialist work-
sho p.
If you require assistanc erep laci ngbulbs ,co n-
sult aqualif iedspec ialist workshop .
If th ene wbulb still does notligh tup, consult a
qualif iedspec ialist workshop .
Hea dlam psand lightsare animpo rtant aspe ct
of veh iclesaf ety. You mustth ere foremak e
sur eth at these function correc tly at all times .
Hav eth ehead lamp setting checke dreg ularl y.
Veh icles withLED headlamp s:thefron tand
rear lamp clusters of your vehicleare equip ped
wit hLE Dbulbs .Do notrep lace thebulbs your-
self .Con tacta qualif iedspec ialist workshop
whic hhas thene cessar yspec ialist knowled ge
and tools tocar ryout thewor kreq uire d. Over
view ofbul bty pes
You canreplace thefol lowin gbulbs .The bulb
typ ecan befoun din thelege nd. Veh
icles wit hhalo gen head lamps
0043 Turn signallamp :PY 21 W
0044 High-beam headlamps/dayt imerunning
lamp s/park inglamp s/stand inglamp s:
H1 555 W/ 15W
0087 Low- beam headlamps:H1 555 W 106
Rep
lacin gbul bsLight sand wind shield wiper s

Tail
lamps (vehicles withhalogen headlamps)
0043 Backup lamp:W16 W
0044 Turn signal lamp:PY21 W
0087 Brake lamp:W16 W
0085 Rear foglamp: H21 W Replacing
frontbulbs
Removing andinstalling thecover in
the front wheel housing You
must remove thecover ofthe front wheel
housing beforeyoucan change thefront turn
signal lamp.
X To remove: switchoffthe lights.
X Turn thefront wheels inwards.
X Slide cover 0043upand remove it.
X To install: insertcover0043again andslide it
down untilitengages. Low-beam
headlamps(halogen head-
lamp s) X
Remove thecover inthe front wheel hous-
ing (Ypage 107).
X Turn housing cover0043count er-clockwise
and remove it.
X Turn bulbholder 0044count er-clockwise and
pull out.
X Pull thebulb outofbulb holder 0044.
X Insert thenew bulb intobulb holder 0044.
X Insert bulbholder 0044and turn itclock wise.
X Press onhousing cover0043and turn itto the
right.
X Replace thecover inthe front wheel housing
(Y page 107).
High-beam headlamps/daytimerun-
ning lamp s/park inglamp sand stand -
ing lamp s(halogen headlamps) X
Switch offthe lights.
X Open thehood.
X Turn housing cover0043count er-clockwise
and remove it.
X Turn bulbholder 0044count er-clockwise and
pull out. Replacing
bulbs
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X
Insert thenew bulband engage itto the
stop.
X Press onhousi ngcover 0043and turn itto the
right.
Turn signals(halog enheadlamps) X
Switch offthe lights.
X Open thehood.
X Turn bulbholde r0043 <004600520058005100570048005500100046004F00520046004E005A004C0056
0048[ and
pul lout.
X Turn thebulb<004600520058005100570048005500100046004F00520046004E005A004C0056
0048[ andpullit
out ofbul bholde r0043.
X Insert thenew bulbinto bulbholde r0043.
X Insert bulbholde r0043 and turn itclockwise
until itengages . Replaci
ngrear bulbs
Openin gand closing theside trim pan-
els Left-hand
sidetrimpanel
You must opentheside trimpanel inthe cargo
compartment beforeyoucan repla cethe bulbs
in the taillamp s. X
To open: turnrelea seknob 0043counter-
clockwise andremove sidetrimpanel 0044.
X To clo se: insert sidetrimpanel 0044and turn
relea seknob 0043clockwise. Righ
t-hand sidetrimpanel
You must opentheside trimpanel inthe cargo
compartment beforeyoucan repla cethe bulbs
in the taillamp s.
X To open: releaseright-hand trimpanel 0043at
the top and fold itdown inthe direction of
the arrow.
X To clo se: repla ceside panel ing0043.
Tail lamps Due
totheir location, havethebulbsinthe
backup lamp(vehicl eswith halogen head -
lamp s)and rear foglamp inthe tailga te
changed ataqua lifiedspecia listworkshop.
X Switch offthe lights.
X Open thecargo compartment.
X Open theside trimpanel (Ypage 108). X
Rel ease andremove connector 0044.
X Hold thetaillamp andunscrew fender
nut 0043.
X Remove thetaillamp . 108
Replaci
ngbulbsLig hts and windshie ldwipers

Tail
lamps
X Loosen screws0087using ascrewdriver.
X Remove thebulb holder fromthetaillamp. Bulb
holder
0085 Turn signals
0083 Brake lamp
X Tur nsignal: pressthebulb gently intothe
bulb holder, turnitcount er-clockwise and
remove itfrom thebulb holder.
X Insert thenew bulb intothebulb holder and
turn itclock wise.
X Bra kelamp :remove thecorrespon ding
bulb from thebulb holder.
X Insert thenew bulb intothebulb holder.
X Insert thebulb holder intothetaillamp and
screw itfirmly intoplace usingscrews 0087.
X Insert thetaillamp intothevehicle.
X Tighten fendernut0043and re-est ablish con-
tact with conn ector 0044.
X Close theside trimpanel (Ypage 108). Windshield
wipers Switching
thewindshield wipers
on/off
! Do
not operate thewindshield wipers
when thewindshield isdry, asthis could
damage thewiper blades. Moreover, dust
that hascollected onthe windshield can
scratc hthe glass ifwiping takesplacewhen
the windshield isdry.
If it is necessary toswitch onthe windshield
wipers indry weather conditions,alway suse
washer fluidwhen operating thewindshield
wipers.
! If
the windshield wipersleavesmears on
the windshield afterthevehicle hasbeen
washed inan automatic carwash, waxor
other residues maybethe reason forthis.
Clean thewindshield usingwasher fluid
after washing thevehicle inan automatic
car wash. Combination
switch
0047 003F Windshield wiperoff
0048 0062 Intermitt entwipe, low(rain sensor
set tolow sensitivit y)
0049 0063 Intermitt entwipe, high(rain sensor
set tohigh sensitivit y)
004A 00AA Continuous wipe,slow
004B 00A9 Continuous wipe,fast
0084 00D3 Single wipe/00D4 Wipesthewind-
shield usingwasher fluid
X Switch onthe ignition.
X Turn thecombinat ionswitch tothe corre-
sponding position.
! Vehicles
witharain sensor: ifthe wind-
shield becomes dirtyindry weather condi-
tions, thewindshield wipersmaybeactiva-
ted inadverten tly.This could thendamage Windshield
wipers
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the
winds hield wi pe rbl ad es orscra tchthe
wi nds hield.
For thisrea son ,yo usho uld alwa ysswitch
off the winds hield wi pe rs indry weath er.
Veh icles with ara in senso r:in the 0062 or
0063 positio n,the appro priate wiping fre-
qu ency isau toma tically se tacc ording tothe
inte nsityof the rain. Inthe 0063 positio n,the
ra in senso ris mor ese nsi tive thanin the 0062
po sitio n,cau sing the winds hield wi pe rto wipe
mor efre quentl y.
If the wipe rbl ad es arewo rn, the winds hield
wi llno longe rbe wipe dpro perly.Thi scou ld
pre vent youfro mobservi ng the trafficcond i-
tio ns. Sw
itchin gthe rear windo wwi per
on /o ff Co
mbi nati onswitch
0043 00C5 Switch
0048 00E2 Wipeswi th wa she rflu id
0049 ISwi tche son inte rmittent wiping
004A 0Swi tche soff inte rmittent wiping
004B 00E2 Wipeswi th wa she rflu id
X Swi tch onthe igniti on.
X Sli de switch 0043onthe comb inationsw itch
to the corr espo ndi ng positio n.
Wh enthe rearwi ndo wwipe ris sw itch edon,
the 00C5 symbo lap pe arsin the assista nce
gra phicin the instrument cluste r.Fur ther
inf orm ation on the assista nce graphic
(Y page 197 ). Repl
acingthe wiper blade s
Impo rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
If the winds hield wi pe rs begin to mov ewh ile
yo uar echa nging the wipe rbl ad es,yo u
cou ldbe trapped bythe wipe rar m. There is
a ris kof inju ry.
Alw ayssw itch offthe winds hield wi pe rs and
ig niti onbefor echa nging the wipe rbl ad es.
! To
avoid da ma ging the wipe rbl ad es,ma ke
su re tha tyo utou chonl ythe wipe rar m of
the wipe r.
! Nev
eropen the hood/ta ilga te ifawi pe r
ar m hasbe en foldedaw ay fromthe wind-
shi eld/r earwi ndo w.
Nev erfoldawi nds hield wi pe rar m withou ta
wi pe rbl ad eba ck onto thewinds hield/r ear
wi ndo w.
Hol dthe winds hield wi pe rar m firml ywh en
yo ucha nge thewipe rbl ad e. Ifyo urel ease
the wipe rar m withou ta wi pe rbl ad eand it
fa lls onto thewinds hield/r earwi ndo w,the
wi nds hield/r earwi ndo wma ybe dama ged
by the force ofthe impact.
Me rce des-Be nzrec omm endstha tyo uha ve
the wipe rbl ad es cha nge dat aqu alifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh op.
Ch ang ingthe winds hieldwiper blade s Remo
ving the wiper blade s
X Veh
icle swi tho utKEYLES S-G Oor KEY-
LE SS- GO start function:rem ove the
Sma rtKeyfro mthe igniti onlock.
X Veh
icle swi th KEYLES S-G Oor KEYLES S-
GO start function:sw itch offthe engine.
X Fol dthe wipe rar m aw ay fromthe wind-
shi eld. 11
0 Win
dshi eld wip ersLigh tsandwind shield wipers