2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV Owner's Manual

Inhaling
theseexhaustgases ishazardo usto
heal thand canresul tin poiso ning. There isa
risk offatal injury. Therefore, neverleavethe
engine running anenclosed spacewithou t
adeq uate ventilation. G
WARNING
Flamma blemateria lsintroduced through
environmental influenceorby animal scan
ignite ifin contact withtheexhau stsystem
or parts ofthe engine thatheat up.There is
a risk offire.
Carry outregul archecks tomake surethat
there arenoflamma bleforeign materia lsin
the engine compartment orinthe exhau st
system.
Gene ralnotes The
engine runsatahigher speedduringthe
cold start procedu reso that thecataly ticcon-
verter canreach operatingtemperature more
qui ckly. Thesound ofthe engine maychange
duri ngthis time.
Automatic transmission X
Shift thetransmission topositio n005D
(Y page 134).
The transmission positionindicator onthe
multifu nctiondisplayshows 005D
(Y page 134).
i You
canstart theengine intransmission
positio ns005D and 005C.
Start ingprocedure withtheSmart Key To
start theengine usingtheSmartKey instead
of the Start/St opbutton, pullthe Start/St op
button outofthe ignition lock.
X Turn theSmartKey topositio n0049 inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125)andrelea seitas
soon asthe engine isrunning.
Start ingprocedure withtheStart /
Stop button The
Start/St opbutton canbeused tostart the
vehicle manuallywithou tinserting theSmart-
Key into theignition lock.TheStart/St opbut- ton
must beinserted inthe ignition lockand
the SmartKey mustbeinthe vehicle .This
mode forstarting theengine operatesinde-
pendently ofthe ECO start/stop automatic
engine startfunction.
You canstart theengine ifavali dSmartKey is
in the vehicle .Switch offthe engine and
alw ays take theSmartKey withyouwhen leav-
ing the vehicle ,even ifyou only leaveitfor a
short time.Payattention tothe important
safety notes.
X Depress thebrake pedaland keep it
depres sed.
X Press theStart/St opbutton once
(Y page 125).
The engine starts.
Start ingprocedure viasmart phone Observe
theimportant safetynotesonstarting
the engine (Ypage 126).
You canalso start yourengine viayou rsmart-
phone fromoutsid ethe vehicle .In this case,
the previou slyselected climatecontrolsetting
is activated. Inthis way youcan cool orheat
the interior ofthe vehicle beforestarting the
journey.
Only start theengine viayou rsmartphone ifit
is safe tostart andruntheengine whereyour
vehicle isparked.
Observe thelega lstipul ations inthe area
where yourvehicle isparked. Enginestartvia
smartphone maybelimi ted tocertain coun-
tries orregions.
You canexecute amaximum oftwo consecu-
tive starting attempts viayou rsmartphone. If
you insert theSmartKey intotheignition lock,
you can carry outtwo more starting attempts.
Once youhave started theengine, youcan
switch theengine offvia you rsmartphone at
any time.
You canonly start theengine viayou rsmart-
phone if:
R the SmartKey isin the ignition lock
R park positio n005D isselected
R the accelera torpeda lis not depres sed
R the alarm for the anti-theft alarm system is
not set
R the panic alarm isnot activated
R the hazard warning lampsare switched off
R the hood isclosed Drivi
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R
the doors areclo sedand locked
R the windo wsand slid ing sunroo far eclo sed
Als oma kesure tha t:
R the fuel tank issu fficie ntly filled
R the starter battery hasbe en sufficie ntly
cha rged G
WA
RNING
Li mbs couldbe cru she dor tra pped ifthe
eng ineissta rted unintenti onally du rin gse r-
vic eor ma inte nanc ewo rk. The reisaris kof
inju ry.
Alw aysse cur ethe engineagainst uninten-
tio nal startin gbe for ecar rying outma inte -
nanc eor rep airwo rk.
Ma kesure tha tthe enginecann otbe started
via your sma rtphone befor ecar rying outma in-
tena nceorrep airs. Youcan prevent aneng ine
sta rtvia your sma rtphone,for exa mpl e,ifyo u:
R sw itch onthe hazar dwa rning lamps
R do not lock the doors
R op en the hood Pul
ling away
Ge neral notes G
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If the enginespee dis ab ove theidling spee d
and youeng agetra nsmi ssion positio n003A
or 0046 ,the vehiclecou ldpu llaw ay sud-
de nly .The reisaris kof an acc ident.
Wh eneng aging transmi ssion positio n003A
or 0046, alwa ysfirml yde pre ssthe brake
pe daland donot simu ltaneo uslyacc elera te.
Dep ressthe accelera tor carefully wh en pulling
aw ay.
The vehiclelocks centr ally once youha ve
pu lled away.The locking knobsin the doors
dro pdo wn.
Yo ucan open the doors fromthe inside at any
tim e.
Yo ucan also deacti vate the automa ticlocking
fea ture(Y page 199 ).
Veh icle swi th auto matic transmission :it is
po ssi ble to shi ftthe transmi ssion fromposi- tio
n005D tothe desired positio nonl yif yo u
de pre ssthe brakepedal.Onl ythe ncan the
pa rki ng lock be deacti vated .
Al lve hic les(e xc ept Merce des -AMG vehi-
cl es ):ifyo udo not depre ssthe brakepedal,
the DIRECT SELEC Tlever can stillbe mov ed
bu tthe parki ng lock rem ains eng aged .
Me rce des -AMG vehic les: ifyo udo not
de pre ssthe brakepedal,the selector lever can
sti llbe mov edbutthe parki ng lock rem ains
eng aged .
At transmi ssion fluidtemp eratures below 00F84 ‡
(00F8 20 †),yo ucan onlyshi ftou tof positio n005D
into anothertra nsmi ssion positio nwh en the
eng ineisrunning .
i Up
shi fts take place athighe reng ine
sp ee ds after acol dsta rt.Thishe lpsthe cat-
al yti cconve rtertorea chits opera ting tem-
pe ratur emor equ ickl y.
Info rma tionon the automa ticrelease ofthe
el ectr icpa rki ng bra ke(Ypage 148 ).
Hil lstart assist Hil
lsta rtas sist helpsyo uwh en pulling away
for wa rdorinrev ers eon anuphillgra dient. It
hol dsthe vehiclefor asho rttim eaf ter you
ha ve rem ovedyo ur foo tfro mthe brakepedal.
Thi sgi ves youeno ughtim eto mov eyo ur foo t
fro mthe brakepedalto the accelera tor pedal
and todepre ssitbe for ethe vehiclebe gins to
rol l. G
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After asho rttim e,hillsta rtas sist willno lon-
ge rbra keyour veh icleand itcou ldrol law ay.
Th ere isaris kof an acc ident and injury.
Th ere fore,qu ickl ymov eyo ur foo tfro mthe
bra kepedalto the accelera tor pedal.Nev er
le av ethe vehiclewh en itis he ldby hillsta rt
as sist.
Hil lsta rtas sist isnot activeif:
R youar epu lling away on alevel roador on a
do wnh ill gra dient.
R the transmi ssion isin po sitio n005C.
R the electr icpa rki ng bra keisap plied.
R ESP ®
is ma lfunctio ning.
Fur therinf orm ation onholding the vehiclesta -
tio nar yon uphillgra dients (Ypage 138) . 12
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ECO
star t/s top functi on
Intr odu ction The
ECO start /stopfun ction swit ches the
eng ineoffauto maticall yif th eveh icle isstop-
ped unde rcer tain condition s.
The enginestart sauto maticall ywhen the
driv erwant sto pull away again.The ECO
st art /stopfun ction thereb yhelps youto
reduc eth efuel consump tionand emis sionsof
your vehicle.
Imp ortant safety notes G
WAR
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If th eeng ineisswit ched off auto maticall y
and youexitth eveh icle,th eeng ineis
res tartedauto maticall y.The vehicle may
begin moving.Ther eis arisk ofacc iden tand
inj ury.
If you wish toexi tth eveh icle,always turn
off theign ition and secure theveh icle
again stroll ing away.
Gener alnot es 0043
ECO start /stopdispl ay
The ECO start /stopfun ction isact ivat ed
when everyoustart theeng ineusin gth e
Sm artKey ortheSt art /S topbutt on.
If th eeng inehas been switched off auto mati-
cally bytheECO start /stopfun ction ,th e00D6
ECO symb olisshow nin themult ifunction dis-
play.
Mer cedes -AMGvehi cles: theECO start /stop
fun ction isavailabl eon lyin driv epro gram 0065.
Aut oma ticengine switch-off If
th eveh icle isbrak edtoast ands tillwith the
tr ans miss ioninposit ion005Bor005C, theECO
st art /stopfun ction will swit choff theeng ine
auto maticall y. The
ECO start /stopfun ction isoper ational
when :
R theind icat orlamp intheECO buttonis lit
gre en
R theoff -road program isdeac tivate d
R theout side temper atureis with intheran ge
th at issuit able forthesyst em
R theeng ineisat norm aloper atingte mper a-
tur e
R theset temper aturefor theveh icle interio r
has been reached
R thebat tery issuff iciently ch arge d
R thesyst emdetectsth at thewind shieldis
no tfog ged upwhen theair- con dition ing sys-
te m isswit ched on
R thehood isclo sed
R thedriv er'sdoor isclo sed and thedriv er's
seat beltisfast ened
All oftheveh icle'ssyst ems remainactive
when theeng ineisstopped automaticall y.
The HOLD function can also beact ivat edifth e
eng inehas been switched off auto maticall y.It
is then notnec essar yto con tinue applyin gth e
brak esdurin gth eauto maticstop phase .When
you depr esstheacc eler atorpedal, theeng ine
st art sauto maticall yand thebrak ingeffect of
th eHO LD function isdeac tivate d.
Aut omat iceng ineswit ch-off can takeplac ea
max imum offour timesinarow (initial stop,
th en three subse quentst ops) .
Aut oma ticengine star t The
enginestart sauto maticall yif:
R you switchoff theECO start /stopfun ction
by pres singth eECO button
R in trans miss ionposit ion005Bor005C, thebrak e
pedal isrele ased andtheHO LD function is
no tact ive
R you depr esstheacc eler atorpedal
R you engage revers egear 005E
R you mov eth etrans miss ionout ofposit ion
005D
R you activat eth eoff -road program
R you unfasten your seatbeltoropen thedriv -
er' sdoor
R theveh icle start sto roll
R thebrak esyst emrequi resthis
R thete mper aturein theveh icle interio rdevi -
ate sfrom theset range Driv
ing
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R
the syste mdetects moistureon the wind-
shi eld wh en the air-con ditio ning syste mis
sw itch edon
R the cond ition ofcha rge ofthe battery istoo
lo w
Shi ftin gthe transmi ssion topositio n005D does
not startthe engine.
De activ atin gor activ atin gthe ECO
start/ stopfun ction X
To dea ctivate :pre ssECO button 0043.
Indi cato rla mp 0044goes out.
X To activ ate :pre ssECO button 0043.
Indi cato rla mp 0044lights up.
If ind icator lamp 0044isoff ,the ECO start/sto p
fu nctio nha sbe en deacti vated manua lly or as
the resultof ama lfunctio n.The enginewill the
nnot beswitch edoff automa tically wh en
the vehiclestop s. AM
GPe rfo rmanc eex haus tsys tem
(M erc ede s-AMG vehic les)
Yo ucan choose betwe endiffe rent AMG Per-
for ma nce exhaust syste mvol um esusing the
po sitio nof the exhaust flap.
Each timeyo usta rtthe enginewith the Sma rt-
Key orthe Star t/Stop button, thequietes tse t-
ting isacti vated . Setti
ngthe volum e:
X Pre ssbutton 0043.
If yo use lect the loud estse tting ,ind icator
la mp 0044lights up. 13
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Problems
withtheengine Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
engine doesnot
start. The
HOLD functionorAct ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC isactiva-
ted.
X Deactivat ethe HOLD function(Ypage 166)orAct ive Distanc e
Assist DISTRONIC (Ypage 163).
X Try tostart theengine again. The
engine doesnot
start. Thestarter motor
can beheard. R
There isamalfunction inthe engine electron ics.
R There isamalfunction inthe fuel supply .
Before attempt ingtostart theengine again:
X Turn theSmartK eyback toposition 005Ainthe ignition lock.
or X Press theStart /Stopbutton repeatedly untilallindicator lampsin
the instrumen tcluster goout.
X Try tostart theengine again.Avoidexcessively longandfrequent
attempt sto start theengine asthese willdrain thebattery.
If the engine doesnotstart after several attempt s:
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. The
engine doesnot
start. Youcannot hear
the starter motor. The
on-board voltageistoo low because thebattery istoo weak or
discharged.
X Jump-start thevehicle (Ypage 296).
If the engine doesnotstart despite attemptsto jump-st artit:
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. The
starter motorwasexposed toathermal loadthatwastoohigh.
X Allow thestarter motortocool down forapproximately two
minutes.
X Try tostart theengine again.
If the engine stilldoes notstart:
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. Driving
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Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
engine isnot run-
ning smoothly andis
misfiring. There
isamalfunction inthe engine electron icsorinamechanical
componen tof the engine management system.
X Only depress theaccelerator pedalslightly.
Otherwise, non-combusted fuelmay getinto thecatalytic con-
verter anddamage it.
X Have thecause rectified immediately ataqual ified specialist
workshop. The
coolant tempera-
ture gauge shows a
value above 248‡
(120 †).The warning
lamp mayalsobeon
and awarning tonemay
sound. The
coolant levelistoo low. Thecoolant istoo hotand theengine is
no longer beingcooled sufficiently.
X Stop assoon aspossible andallow theengine andthecoolant to
cool down.
X Check thecoolant level(Ypage 277). Observe thewarning notes
as you dosoand add coolant ifnecessary. Notes
ontowing vehicles
The vehicle isnot suitable forattaching tow
bar systems, suchasthose usedforflat tow-
ing ordinghy towing.
Att aching orusing towbarsystems mayresult
in damage tothe vehicle.
When towing avehicle withtowbarsystems,
safe driving characterist icscannot beguaran-
teed forthe towing vehicle orthe towed vehi-
cle.
The vehicle/trailer combinationmayswerve.
Observe thepermissible towingmethods
(Y page 301)andthenotes ontowing with
both axles onthe ground (Ypage 301). DYNAMIC
SELECTbutt on(all vehi-
cles except Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
Use theDYNAMIC SELECTbutton tochange
the drive program. Depending onthe drive pro-
gram selected thefollowing vehiclecharacter-
istics willchange:
R the drive (engine andtransmission manage-
ment)
R the sound ofthe exhaust system(vehicles
with sports exhaust system)
R the steering
R the availa bilityofthe ECO start/ stopfunc-
tion
R the climate control Each
timeyoustart theengine withtheSmart-
Key orthe Start /Stopbutton, driveprogram C
is activated. Forfurther information about
startin gthe engine, see(Ypage 126). X
Press DYNAMIC SELECTbutton 0043asmany
times asnecessary untilthedesired drive
program isselected.
The selected driveprogram appearsinthe
multifunct iondisplay .Aft erfive seconds, the
display goesoutand thestatus symbol of
the selected driveprogram appears.
In addition, thecurrent driveprogram set-
tings aredisplay edbriefly inthe multimedia
system display.
i In
afew countr ies,theECO start/ stop
funct ionisdeactivated atthe factory dueto
the availa blefuel grade. Inthis case, the
ECO start/ stopfunct ionisnot availa blein
any drive program, regardless ofthe display
in the multimedia systemdisplay. 132
DY
NAMIC SELECTbutt on(all vehicl esexce ptMercedes-AMG vehicles)Driving andparking

Avai
labledr ive progr ams: C
Comf ort Comf
ortable andeconomi-
cal driv ingcharac teris tic s S
Spo rt Spo
rty driv ingcharac teris -
tic s I
In divi dual In
divi dual settings Off
-road Opt
imal drivingcharac ter-
ist ics foreasily negot iable
off -road terrain E
Ec on omy Part
icular lyeco nomic al
driv ingcharac teris tic s Ad
dition alinf orm ationfor driv epro gram s
(Y page 138).
You canalso chang egear yours elfusin gth e
st eer ing wheel paddle shifters. For further
inf orm ationon theman ualdriv epro gram
(Y page 140). DYNAM
ICSELECT controller
(Mer cedes -AMGvehi cles)
Use theDYN AMICSELECT controll erto
ch ang eth edriv epro gram .De pen dingon the
driv epro gram selected thefoll owin gveh icle
ch arac teris tic swill chang e:
R thedriv e
R thetrans mis sion managem ent
R ES P®
R thesuspe nsion (veh icleswit hAM Gadapt ive
spor tsuspe nsion syst em)
R thesoun dof theex haust system
R theavailab ilityof theECO start /stopfun c-
tio n
R theavailab ilityof glidin gmod e
Eac htim eyou start theen gin ewit hth eSm art-
Key ortheSt art /S topbut ton, driv epro gram C
is act ivat ed. For further inform ationabout
st art ing theen gin e,see (Ypage 126). X
Turn DYNAMICSELECT controll er0043 as
man ytim esasneces sary untilth edesir ed
driv epro gram issele cted.
The selected driv epro gram appear sin the
mult ifunction displ ay.Afterfiv esec onds the
displ aygoes outand thesymb olof the
sele cted driv epro gram appear s.
The drivepro gram indicat oron DYN AMIC
SE LECT controll er0043 light sup inred .
Avai labledr ive progr ams: I
In divi dual In
divi dual settings C
Comf ort Comf
ort-orien ted, opt i-
mum -eco no my engin eand
tr ans mis sion settings S
Spo rt Spo
rty en gin eand trans -
mis sion settings S+
Spo rtPlus Part
icular lyspor tytrans -
mis sion settings Ra
ce Max
imum sportiness and
en gin eand trans mis sion
set tings suit able forthe
rac etrac k Ad
dition alinf orm ationfor driv epro gram s
(Y page 138).
You canalso chang egear yours elfusin gth e
st eer ing wheel paddle shifters. For further
inf orm ationon theman ualdriv epro gram
(Y page 140). DYNAMIC
SELECTcontroller(Mercedes- AMGvehicles)
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Aut
oma tic trans mission Imp
ortant safety notes G
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If th een gin espee dis abov eth eidlin gspee d
and youengage trans mis sion position 003A
or 0046, theveh icleco uld pull away sud-
den ly.The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
When engagin gtrans mis sion position 003A
or 0046, always firmly depr essthebrak e
pedal anddonotsim ultane ously acceler ate. G
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The auto matictrans mis sion switches toneu-
tr al pos ition Nwhen youswitchoff the
en gin e.The vehiclemay rollaway. Thereisa
ris kof an acc iden t.
Af terswit ching offtheen gin e,always switch
to park ingposition P.Pre ven tth epark ed
veh iclefrom rollingaway byapplyin gth e
park ingbrak e. DIRECT
SELECT lever
Over view oftrans mission positions 005D
Park position withpark inglock
005E Reve rsegear
005C Neut ral
005B Drive
All veh icles (excep tMer cede s-AMG vehi-
cles): theDI RECT SELECT leverison therig ht
of thest eer ing column .
Fo rinf orm ation on thesele ctor lev erin
Mer cedes- AMGveh icles (Y page 136). The
DIRECT SELECT leveralways return sto its
ori gin alpos ition .The curren ttr ans mis sion
pos ition 005D, 005E,005Cor005B issho wninthe
tr ans mis sion position disp layinthemult ifunc-
ti on disp lay(Ypage 134).
Tr ans mission position and drive pro-
gr am displa y The
curren ttr ans mis sion position and drive
pro gram appear inthemult ifunction disp lay. 0043
Tran smission pos ition disp lay
0044 Gear
0087 Drive program display
The arrows inthetrans mis sion position disp lay
sho whow andintowhic htrans mis sion posi-
ti on syou can shiftusin gth eDI RECT SELECT
lev er.
If th etrans mis sion position disp layinthemul-
ti fun ction disp layisno twor king ,you should
pull away careful lyto checkwhet herthe
desi redtrans mis sion position isen gage d.Ide -
ally, youshould sele cttrans mis sion position
005B and drive pro gram Eor S.
Enga gingpark pos ition P !
If
th een gin espee dis toohigh ortheveh i-
cle isco ast ing,do notshif tth eauto matic
tr ans mis sion directly from 005Bto005E, from
005E to005B ordirectly to 005D. Other wise ,th e
auto matictrans mis sion may bedamag ed.
X Push theDI RECT SELECT leverswit chinthe
dir ection ofarr ow 005D.
Tran smission pos ition disp lay005D issho wn
in themult ifunction disp lay.
When youhaveen gage dpark position 005D,
mak esur eth at thetrans mis sion position dis-
play shows005D inthemult ifunction disp lay.
You canengage parkposition 005Donlywhen
th eveh icleis stati onary; donotswit chdirectly
to park position 005Dathigh engin espee d. 134
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omatic trans mis sionDr ivi ng andparki ng