2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV lock

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 0025
0051
The yellow ABS warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
ABS istempora rilyunava ilable .There fore,BAS, Active BrakeAssist, ESP®
,EBD
(el ectronic brakeforcedistributio n),the HOLD function andhillstart assist,for
exampl e,are alsodea ctivated.
Possi blecaus esare:
R Self-di agnosi sis not yetcomple te
R The on-board voltagemay beinsuffi cient
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 isarisk ofan accide nt.
X Ca reful lydrive asui table distance,making slightsteering movements ata
spee dabo ve12 mph (20km/h) .
The functions mentioned aboveare available againwhen thewarni nglamp
goes out.
If the warning lamp isstill on:
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi ta qua lified speci alist worksho pimmed iately. 0025
0051
The yellow ABS warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning. Awarni ng
tone alsosound s.
EBD ismalfu nctioning. Therefore,ABS, BAS, Active BrakeAssist, ESP®
,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. Warning
andindic atorlamps inthe instrum entcluster
235On-boardcomput erand displays Z

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

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00AC
0051
The redcoola ntwar ning lamp comes onwhi lethe engine isrunning.
The coola ntleve lis too low.
If the coola ntleve lis correct, theairflowtothe engine radiator may beblocked
or the electric engineradiator fanmay bedefective .
The coola ntistoo hotand theengine isno longer being coole dsuffi ciently .
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Pul lover andstop thevehicl esafel yand switch offthe engine, paying atten-
tion toroad andtraffic conditions.
X Secure thevehicl eaga inst rolling awa y(Y pag e145).
X Leave thevehicl eand keep asafe dista ncefrom thevehicl euntil theengine
has coole ddow n.
X Che ckthe coola ntleve land add coola nt,obser vingthewarni ngnotes
(Y pag e277) .
X Ifyou have toadd coola ntfrequ ently, havetheengine coolingsystem
checked.
X Make surethattheairsup plytothe engine radiator isnot blocked ,e.g. by
snow, slush orice.
X Do not start theengine againuntil thecoola nttempera tureisbel ow 248 ‡
(120 †).Otherwi se,the engine couldbe dama ged.
X Drive tothe neares tqua lified speci alist worksho p.
X Avoid heavyloa dson the engine asyou doso, e.g. drivinginmountai nouster-
rain andstop-and-go traffic. 00AC
0051
The redcoola ntwar ning lamp comes onwhi lethe engine isrunning. Awarn-
ing tone alsosound s.
The coola nttempera turehasexceede d248 ‡(120 †).The airflowtothe
engine radiator may beblocked orthe coola ntleve lmay betoo low.
G WARNING
The engine isnot being coole dsuffi ciently andmay bedama ged.
Do not drive when yourengine isoverhe ated.Thiscancaus esome fluidswhi ch
may have leaked into theengine compartment tocatch fire.
Steam fromtheoverhe atedengine canalsocaus eserio usburns whichcan
occur justbyopeni ngthe hood.
There isarisk ofinjury .
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Pul lover andstop thevehicl esafel yand switch offthe engine, paying atten-
tion toroad andtraffic conditions.
X Secure thevehicl eaga inst rolling awa y(Y pag e145) .
X Leave thevehicl eand keep asafe dista ncefrom thevehicl euntil theengine
has coole ddow n.
X Che ckthe coola ntleve land add coola nt,obser vingthewarni ngnotes
(Y pag e277).
X Ifyou have toadd coola ntfrequ ently, havetheengine coolingsystem
checked. 240
Warning
andindic atorlamps inthe instrum entclusterOn-bo ardcomput erand displays

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions X
Make surethattheairsup plytothe engine radiator isnot blocked ,e.g. by
snow, slush orice.
X At coola nttempera turesbelow 248 ‡(120 †),drive tothe neares tqua lified
speci alist worksho p.
X Avoid heavyloa dson the engine asyou doso, e.g. drivinginmountai nouster-
rain andstop-and-go traffic. Drivi
ngsystems Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00BA
0051
The reddista ncewarning lamp lights upwhi lethe vehicl eis in motion. A
war ning tone alsosound s.
You areapproachi ngavehicl eor astationa ryobstacl ein you rline oftravel at
too high aspee d.
X Be prepa redtobrake immed iately.
X Pay carefu lattention tothe traffic situation. Youmay have tobrake ortake
evasi veaction.
Further informati onon the dista ncewarni ngfunction ofActive BrakeAssist
(Y pag e61). Warning
andindic atorlamps inthe instrum entcluster
241On-boardcomput erand displays Z

Load
ingguid elines G
WAR
NING
If obj ect s,luggage orloads arenot secured
or not secured sufficiently, they could slip,
tip over orbe flun garoun dand thereb yhit
veh icle occupant s.Ther eis arisk ofinjury,
part icular lyin theeven tof sudden braking
or asudden changeindirec tion.
Always store object sso that they can not be
flun garoun d.Sec ure object s,luggage or
loads againstslippin gor tipping beforethe
jo urn ey. G
DANG
ER
Combus tioneng inesemit poiso nous
exh aust gases suchascar bon mon oxide.
Ex haust gases canentertheveh icle interio r
if th etailg ateisopen while theeng ineis
run ning,espec iallyifth eveh icle isin
mot ion.Ther eis arisk ofpoiso ning.
Always switchoff theeng inebefo reopen ing
th etailg ate. Neverdriv ewith thetailg ate
open . G
WAR
NING
The exhaust tailpipe andtailpipe trim can
bec ome veryhot .If you com eint ocon tact
with these partsof theveh icle,you could
burn yourse lf.Ther eis arisk ofburn s.
Always bepart icular lycar eful andsuper vise
chi ldren closely aroun dth eexh aust pipeand
th eexh aust pipetrims. Allowthese com po-
nen tsto coo ldown beforetouchin gth em.
The handlingchar acteris ticsof aladen vehicle
are depen denton thedist ribut ionoftheload
with intheveh icle.
Obse rvethefollo wing noteswhen loadin gand
tr ans port ingaload:
R Nev erexc eed themax imum permissible
gro ssveh icle mass orthegro ssaxle weight
rat ing fortheveh icle (includin gocc upant s).
The values arespec ified ontheveh icle iden - tif
icat ion plat eon theB- pillar ofthedriv er's
door .
R The cargocom partmen tis thepref erred
place tocar ryobj ect s.
R Posit ionheavy loadsasfar forward asposs i-
ble and aslow down inthecar gocom part-
men tas poss ible.
R The load must notprot rude above theupper
edge oftheseat backrests.
R Always placetheload again sttherear or
fro ntseat backrests.Mak esure that the
seat backrestsare securely lockedinto
place .
R Always placetheload behin dunoc cupie d
seat sif poss ible.
R Use thecar gotie-do wn rings and theparc el
net sto trans port loads andluggage .
R Use cargotie-do wn rings and fastening
mat erials appropriatefor theweight and
siz eof theload.
R The maximum loadcapac ityofthest owage
well unde rth ecar gocom partmen tfloo ris
55 lbs (25 kg).
R Se cure the load with sufficiently stron gand
wear- resistant tie-do wns .Pad sharpedges
for prot ection.
! Do
notposit iontheload ononepart ofthe
fold ingcargocom partmen tfloo ron ly. The
max imum loadcapac ityofthefold ingcargo
com partmen tfloo ris 22 0lbs (100kg ).Di s-
tri bu te the weight evenlyto avoid damagin g
th ecar gocom partmen tfloo r.Place asolid
board undertheload ifnec essar y.Please
not eth at theload onthecar gocom part-
men tfloo rwill beincrease dwhen theload
is lashed down. St
owage areas St
owage spaces
Imp ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
If you transp ortobject sin thevehic leint e-
rior and these arenot adequat elysecured,
th ey could sliporbe flun garoun dand
th ereby strik evehic leocc upant s.In addi-
tio n,cup holder s,open stowage spacesand
mobile phonebrac ketsmay notalways be St
owage areas
251Stowage andfeatures
Z

X
To foldforw ard:gentl ypu sh the backres t
ba ck.
X Pu llrel ease handl e0043 and foldthe backres t
ful lyonto theseatcus hion unti lit enga ges.
X To foldbac k:gentl ypu sh the backres t
do wn and pullrel ease handl e0043.
X Fol dthe seatba ckres tba ck unti lit enga ges. Throu
gh-loadi ngfac ility inthe rear
pass engerco mpartmen t X
To ope n:folddo wn seatarm rest0043.
X Pu llthe cente rhea dres trai nton the rear
be nch seatinto theuppermos tpo sitio n
(Y page 95). X
Sli de locking mechanism 0087inthe directi on
of the arrow .
X Swi ngflap0044 fullyto the side .
Fla p0044 ishel dop en byama gnet.
X To clos e:sw ing flap0044 inthe cargocom-
pa rtment back unti lit enga ges.
X Fol darm rest0043 upfullyifnece ssary.
Obs erve theload ing guideline s(Y page 251 ). Carg
oco mpartmen ten larg eme nt
Impo rtant safetynotes G
WAR
NING
If the rearbe nch seat/rea rsea tand seat
ba ckres tare not enga gedthey couldfol d
forw ards,e.g .wh en bra king sudd enl yor in
the eventofan acci dent.
R The vehicleoccu pant wo uld ther ebybe
pu she dinto theseatbe ltby the rear
be nch seat/rea rsea tor by the seatba ck-
res t.The seatbe ltcan nolonger offerthe
inte ndedlevel ofpro tecti onand could
eve ncau seinju ries.
R Obje ctsorload sin the trunk/ cargocom-
pa rtment cannotbe res trai ned bythe seat
ba ckres t.
The reisan incre ased riskof inju ry.
Befo reeve rytrip ,ma kesure tha tthe seat
ba ckres tsand therearbe nch seat/rea rsea t
are enga ged.
! Befo
refolding the backres tin the rear
comp artmentforw ards,ma kesure tha tthe
rea rcomp artmentarm restand thecup
hol derare foldedin. The yma yothe rwisebe
da ma ged .
Obs erve theload ing guideline s(Y page 251 ).
The left-ha ndand right-ha ndrea rsea tba ckr-
ests canbefoldedforw ardseparatelyto
incre asethe cargocomp artmentcapacity. 25
4 Sto
wage areasSto wag ean dfe ature s

Note
son using the cargo compart-
men t Ma
king thebest useof your car gocom part-
men t:
R Yo ucan increase the load cap acityby
ad jus ting thebackre stto the cargopositio n
(Y page 255 ).
R Th eload area can belength enedby folding
for wa rdthe folding backre stof the front-
pa sse nge rse at (Y page 253 )and thecorre-
sp ond ingbackre stinthe rear.
Fo ldi ng the rearse at bac krestforwa rd
and back Fo
ldi ng the rearse at bac krests forwa rd X
Fu lly ins ert the backre sthead res traints if
nece ssary(Y page 96) .
X Mo vethe driver 'sor fro nt-pa ssenge rse at
for wa rdifnece ssary.
X Pu llle ft-ha ndorrigh t-ha ndrelease han-
dl e 0044 ofthe seat backre stfor wa rd.
Co rre spond ingseat backre st0043 isrel eased.
X Fol dba ckre st0043 forwa rd.
X Mo vethe driver 'sor fro nt-pa ssenge rse at
ba ck ifnece ssary. X
Inse rtthe seat beltinto seat-b eltho lder 0043.
Fo ldi ng the rearse at bac krestbac k
! Ma
kesure tha tthe seat beltdo es not
be com etra pped when folding the rearse at
ba ckre stback. Othe rwise, itcou ldbe dam-
ag ed . X
Mo vethe driver 'sor fro nt-pa ssenge rse at
for wa rdifnece ssary.
X Fol dse at backre st0043 back unti lit eng ages.
Re dlock sta tus indicator 0044isno longe r
vi si bl e.
X Adju stthe head res traints ifnece ssary
(Y page 96).
X Mo vethe driver 'sor fro nt-pa ssenge rse at
ba ck ifnece ssary.
Ad justi ngthe angleof the rearse at
bac krests (cargo position ) Sto
wag ear ea s
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Stowage
wellunder thecargo com-
par tment floor
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
If you drive when thecargo compartmen t
floor isopen, object scould beflung around,
thus strikin gvehicle occupants. Thereisa
risk ofinjury, particularly inthe event ofsud-
den braking orasudden changeindirection.
Always closethecargo compartmen tfloor
before ajourney.
! The
maximum loadcapacity ofthe stow-
age well under thecargo compartmen tfloor
is 55 lbs (25 kg).
There isastowage areaforTIREFIT, thevehi-
cle tool kit,afolding box,etc.underneath the
cargo compartmen tfloor.
Opening/c losingthecargo compar t-
ment floor X
To open: openthetailgate.
X Unlock thecargo compartmen tfloor.
X Holding ribbing0044,press handle 0043down-
wards.
Handle 0043folds up. X
Using handle 0043,swing thecargo compart-
ment floorupwa rdsasfar asside flaps 0087,
then overcome theresistance offlaps 0087.
X Place thecargo compartmen tfloor onside
flaps 0087. Roof
carrier
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
When youload theroof, thecent erofgravity
of the vehicle risesandtheusual driving
characterist ics,aswell assteering andbrak-
ing, change. Thevehicle tiltsmore severely
when corner ingand may react more slug-
gishly tosteering input.
If you exceed themaximum roofload, the
driving characterist ics,aswell asthe steer-
ing and braking, willbegreatly impaired.
There isarisk ofan accident.
Adjust yourdriving styleandnever exceed
the maximum roofload.
! Mercedes-B
enzrecommen dsthat youonly
use roof carriers thathave been tested and
approved forMercedes-B enzvehicles. This
helps toprevent damage tothe vehicle.
Position theload onthe roof rack insuch a
way that thevehicle willnotsustain damage
even when itis in motion.
Ensure that,depending onthe vehicle's
equipment, youcan raise thepanorama roof
with power tilt/sliding panelfullyandopen
the tailgate fullywhen theroof carrier is
installed. Stowage
areas
257Stowage andfeatu res Z