2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV ESP

partic
ularly atlow temper atures. Havethe
thawed-o utbatte rychec kedataqualified spe-
cialist worksh op.
Only charge theinstalled batterywith abatte ry
charger whichhasbeen testedand approved
by Mercedes -Benz.A batte rycharger unitspe-
cially adapted forMercedes -Benzvehicles and
test edand approved byMercedes -Benzis
available asan access ory.Itpermit sthe charg-
ing ofthe batte ryinits inst alled position .Con-
tact anauthoriz edMercedes -BenzCenter for
furt her infor mation andavailability. Readthe
batte rycharger 'soperatin ginst ruct ions before
chargin gthe batte ry. Repla
cingthe12Vbatt ery
Observe thenoteson the 12Vbatte ry
(Y page 293).
Mercedes -Benzrecom mends thatyouhave
the 12Vbatte ryreplaced ataqualified spe-
cialist worksh op,e.g. anauthoriz edMercedes -
Ben zCenter .
If you want toreplace thebatte ryyourself,
observe thefollowing notes:
R Always replace adefect ivebatte rywith a
batte rywhich meets thespecific require-
ment sof the vehicle. The
vehicle isequipped withabatte ryusing
AGM (absorbent glassmat)technology ora
batte ryusing EFB(enhanc edflooded bat-
tery) technology. Fullvehicle functionality is
guaranteed onlywith anAGM orEFBbat-
tery. Ifreplacemen tis nec essary, always
use thebatte rytec hnology originally instal-
led. Switc hingbetween thebatte rytec hnol-
ogies isnot permit ted.Forsafety reasons ,
Mercedes -Benzrecom mends thatyouonly
use batte rieswhich havebeen testedand
approved foryour vehicle byMercedes -
Ben z.
R Use detach ableparts suchasbreather
hoses, angled connectingpieces orterm inal
cover sfrom thebatte rywhich isto be
replaced.
R Make surethatthevent hose isalways con-
nec ted tothe original openingon the bat-
tery side.
R Inst allexist ingorsupplied cellcaps; other-
wise gases orbatte ryacid could escape.
R Make surethatthedetach ableparts are
con nected again inthe same way. Jum
p-starting
For thejump- startingprocedure, useonly thejump- startingcon nection point ,con sistin gof a
positive terminaland aground point,in the engin ecompart ment. G
WARN
ING
Batt eryacid iscaustic .There isarisk ofinjury.
Avoid contact with skin,eyes orclot hing. Donot inhale anybatte rygases. Donot lean over the
batte ry.Keep children awayfrombatteries.Wash awaybatteryacid immediately withplent yof
clean water andseek medical attention. G
WARN
ING
Durin gchargin gand jump- starting,explosive gasescanescape fromthebatte ry.There isa
risk ofan explosion .
Partic ularly avoidfire,open flames, creatingsparks andsmok ing.Ensure thereis sufficien t
vent ilation whilechargin gand jump- starting.Donot lean over abatte ry. 296
Jum
p-sta rtingBr eakd ownassista nce

The
battery mustbeconn ected andcharged.
Otherwise, you:
R cann otturn theSmart Keytoposition 0048in
the ignition lock.
R cann otrelease theelectric parking brake.
R cann otshift thetrans mission toposition 005C.
The funct ionofthe electric parking brakeand
the parking lockisdependent onthe on-board
voltage.
If the on-board voltageislow orifthere isa
system malfunct ion:
R the electric parking brakemaynotbe
applied incert aincircumst ances,or
R itmay nolonger bepossible toshift the
trans mission toposition 005D
Switch offnon- essent ialconsumer s,e.g. the
radio.
Deact ivatetheautomatic lockingfeature
before thevehicle istowed (Ypage 199). You
could otherwise belocked outwhen pushing
or towing thevehicle. <002C0051005600570044004F004F004C0051004A001200550048005000520059
004C0051004A>
thetowing eye
Installing thetowing eye The
bracket sfor the screw-in towingeyeare
located inthe bumpers. Theyareatthe rear
and atthe front ,under covers 0043.
X Remove thetowing eyefrom thestowage
space. The
towing eyeislocated withthevehicle
tool kitunder thecargo compart mentfloor
(Y page 288).
Vehicles withtheTIREFIT kit:the towing eye
is beneath thetire inflation compressor
(Y page 288).
X Press themark oncover 0043inwards inthe
direction ofthe arrow.
X Take cover 0043offthe opening.
X Scr ew inthe towing eyeclock wisetothe
stop.
Removing thetowing eye X
Unsc rewand remove thetowing eye.
X Attach cover 0043tothe bumper andpress
until itengages.
X Place thetowing eyeinthe stowage well
beneath thecargo compart mentfloorinthe
cargo compart ment(Ypage 288).
X Vehicles withtheTIREFIT kit:put back the
tire inflation compressor (Ypage 288). Towing
thevehicle withthefront
axle raised
Observe theimportant safetynoteswhen tow-
ing your vehicle withthefront axleraised
(Y page 299).
Only vehicles without4MATICcanbe
towed withthefront axleraised.
! Vehicles
with4MATI Cmust notbetowed
with either thefront orthe rear axle raised,
as doing sowill damage thetrans mission.
Vehicles with4MATI Cmay either betowed
away withboth axles onthe ground orbe loa-
ded upand trans ported.
! The
ignition mustbeswitched offifthe
vehicle isbeing towed withthefront axle
raised. Otherwise, ESP®
may intervene and
damage thebrake system.
X On
vehicles withKEYL ESS-GO orthe
KEYL ESS-GO startfunction: youmust use
the Smart Keyinstead ofthe Start /Stopbut-
ton (Ypage 126).
X Make surethatthevehicle isstation ary.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock. 300
Towing
andtow-sta rtingBr eakdown assistance

X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 005Ainthe igni-
tion lock andremove it.
X Secure thevehicle.
The towing eyecan beused topull thevehicle
ont oatrailer ortrans porter fortrans portin g
purposes. Notes
on4MATIC vehicles
! Vehicles
with4MATI Cmust notbetowed
with either thefront orthe rear axle raised,
as doing sowill damage thetrans mission.
Vehicles with4MATI Cmay onlyeither be
towed awaywithboth axles onthe ground or
be loaded upand trans ported.
If the vehicle's transmission, front,or rear axle
is damaged, havethevehicle transported ona
truck ortrailer.
In the event ofdam agetothe electrical
system:
If the battery isdefect ive,theautomatic trans-
mission willbelocked inposition 005D.Toshift
the automatic transmission toposition 005C,you
must provide powertothe vehicle's on-board
electric alsystem inthe same wayaswhen
jump-st arting(Ypage 296).
Have thevehicle transported onatrans porter
or trailer. Tow-star
ting(emergency engine
star ting)
! Vehicles
withautomatic transmission must
not betow-st arted. Youcould otherwise
damage theautomatic transmission.
i You
canfind inform ationon"Jump-start-
ing" under (Ypage 296). Fuses
Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
If you manipulate orbridge afaulty fuseorif
you replace itwith afuse withahigher
amperage, theelectric cablescouldbeover-
loaded. Thiscould result inafire. There isa
risk ofan accident andinjury. Always
replace faultyfuseswiththespeci-
fied new fuses having thecorrec tamperage.
! Only
usefuses thathave been approved
for Mercedes- Benzvehicles andwhich have
the correc tfuse rating forthe system con-
cern ed.Only usefuses marked withan"S".
Otherwise, componentsorsystems couldbe
damaged.
! Make
surethatnomoisture canenter the
fuse boxwhen thecover isopen.
! When
closing thecover, makesurethatit
is lying correc tlyon the fuse box. Moisture
seeping inor dirt could otherwise impairthe
operation ofthe fuses.
The fuses inyour vehicle servetoclose down
faulty circuits. Ifafuse blows, allthe compo-
nent son the circuit andtheir functionsstop
operating.
Blown fusesmustbereplaced withfuses of
the same rating, whichyoucan recogn izeby
the color andvalue. Thefuse ratings, and
other items ofinform ationtobe complied with
are, listed inthe fuse allocation chart.
The fuse allocation chartisin the fuse boxin
the front -passenger footwell(Ypage 303).
If anewly insertedfuse alsoblows, havethe
cause traced andrectified ataqualified spe-
cialist workshop, e.g.anauthorized Mercedes-
Benz Center. Before
changing afuse
X Secure thevehicle against rollingaway
(Y page 145).
X Switch offallelectric alconsumer s.
X Vehicles withoutKEYLESS-GO: remove
the Smart Keyfrom theignition lock.
X Vehicles
withKEYL ESS-GO start-func-
tion orKEYL ESS-GO: openthedriver's
door.
The vehicle electron icsare now inposition
005A. This isthe same asthe Smart Keybeing
removed fromtheignition.
The fuses arelocated invarious fuseboxes:
R Fuse boxinthe engine compart mentonthe
left- hand sideofthe vehicle, whenviewed in
the direction oftravel
R Fuse boxinthe front -passenger footwell 302
FusesBr
eakdown assistance

Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
If you installwhee lsand tires withinc orrect
dime nsion s,theser vicebrak eor whee lsus-
pen sion compo nentsmay bedamag ed.
Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
Alw ays replace whee lsand tires withon es
th at comply withth espec ificationsof the
ori gin alpart .
When replaci ngwhee ls,pay attention tothe:
R De sign ation
R Mode l
When replaci ngtires ,pay attention tothe:
R De sign ation
R Man ufacturer
R Mode l G
WAR
NING
A flat tire will severelyaff ectth edriv ing
ch arac teris tics as well asthest eer ing and
brak ingoftheveh icle. Ther eis aris kof an
acc iden t.
Tir es wit hout run-flat charac teris tics :
R Do notdriv eon withaflat tire.
R Chan getheflat tire imm ediat elywithan
eme rgencyspar ewhee lor spar ewhee l.
Alt ern ativel y,co nsult aqualif iedspec ialist
wor kshop.
Tir es wit hrun -flat charac teris tics :
R Obs erveth einf orm ation and warn ing
no teson MOE xten ded tires (run -flat tires ).
Ac cesso ries that are notappr ovedfor your
veh icleby Mer cedes- Benzor are notbein g
used correc tly can impa irth eoper ating safety.
Bef ore purc hasingand usingno n-appr oved
acc essories, visitaqualif iedspec ialist work-
sho pand inquire about :
R suit abilit y
R legal stipulat ions
R fac tory rec omm endat ions
Fur ther inform ation reg ardi ngwhee lsand tires
can befoun dund er"Whee l/tire combin ations"
(Y page 330). You
canaskforinform ation reg ardi ngper mit-
te dwhee l/tire combin ationsat an auth orized
Mer cedes- BenzCen ter.
In for mat ionontire pre ssur ecan befoun d:
R on theTir eand Load ingInfor mat ionplac ard
on theB- pillar onthedriv er'sside
(Y page 317)
R in thetire pre ssur etab lein thefuel filler flap
(Y page 144)
R und er"Tir epre ssur e"(Y page 308) Op
era tion Infor
mation ondrivin g
Chec kth etire pre ssur ewhen theveh icleis
heav ilyladen andadjust prio rto atrip.
While driving,pay attention tovibr ations,
no ises andunus ualhan dlingch arac teris tics ,
e. g. pullin gto oneside .This may indicat eth at
th ewhee lsor tires are damag ed.Ifyou sus-
pec tth at atire isdef ective, reduce your speed
imm ediat ely.Stop theveh icleas soo nas pos -
sible tocheckth ewhee lsand tires fordam-
age. Hidden tire damag eco uld also becaus ing
th eunus ualhan dlingch arac teris tics .If you
fin dno sign sof damag e,hav eth etires and
whee lsch ecke dat aqualif iedspec ialist work-
sho p.
When parkingyour vehicle, mak esur eth at the
ti res donotget deform edbythecur bor other
obs tacles. Ifth ey can notbe avoi ded, drive
ove robs tacles suc has cur bsslow lyand atan
obt use angle.Other wise, youmay damag eth e
whee lsor tires . Reg
ularcheck ingofwheels andtires G
WAR
NING
Dam aged tires can caus etire inflat ion pres-
sur eloss .As ares ult,you could lose control
of your vehicle. Ther eis aris kof acc iden t.
Chec kth etires regularly forsign sof dam-
age and replace anydamag edtires imm edi-
ate ly. Op
era tion
305Wheels andtire s Z

(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

When
youhave mount edthe M+S tires:
X Check thetire pressures (Ypage 308).
X Restart thetire pressure monitor(USA only)
(Y page 315).
X Restart thetire pressure losswarning sys-
tem (Canada) (Ypage 312) Snow
chains G
WARNIN
G
If snow chains aremount edon the rear
wheels, thesnow chains couldcause abra-
sion tothe vehicle bodyortochassis com-
ponen ts.This could cause damage tothe
vehicle orthe tires. There isarisk ofan
accident .
To avoid hazardous situations:
R never mount snowchains onthe rear
wheels
R only mount snowchains inpairs onthe
fron twheels.
! On
some tiresizes there isnot enough
space forsnow chains. Toavoid damage to
the vehicle ortires, observe the"Wheel and
tire combin ations" sectionunder "Tiresand
wheels".
For safety reasons, Mercedes- Benzrecom-
mends thatyouonly usesnow chains that
have been specially approved foryour vehicle
by Mercedes- Benz,or are ofacorr esponding
standard ofquality. Formore inform ation,
please contactaqualified specialist workshop.
If you inten dto mount snowchains, please
bear thefollowing pointsinmind:
R Sno wchains maynotbemount edon all
wheel/tire combinations.Permissible
wheel-tire combinations(Ypage 330).
R Only usesnow chains whendriving onroads
complet elycovered bysnow. Remove the
snow chains assoon aspossible whenyou
come toaroad thatisnot snow-c overed.
R Local regulations mayrestrictthe use of
snow chains. Observe theappropriate regu-
lations ifyou wish tomount snowchains. R
Do not exceed themaximum permissible
speed of30mph (50km/ h).
R Ifsnow chains areinstalled, youcann otuse
Act ive Parking Assist(Ypage 176).
You may wish todeactivat eES P®
when pulling
away withsnow chains installed .This allows
the wheels tospin inacont rolled manner,ach-
ieving increased propulsive force(cutt ing
action ).
R Deact ivateESP®
(all vehicles except
Mercedes- AMGvehicles) (Ypage 64)
R Deact ivateESP®
(Mercedes- AMGvehicles)
(Y page 65)
Inf ormation aboutdriving withanemergen cy
spare wheel (Ypage 331). Tir
epr essure Tir
epr essure specifications
Impor tantsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Underin flatedoroverinf latedtirespose the
following risks:
R the tires mayburst, especially asthe load
and vehicle speedincrease.
R the tires maywear exces sively and/or
unevenly, whichmaygreatly impairtire
trac tion.
R the driving charact eristics,as well as
steerin gand braking, maybegreatly
impaired.
There isarisk ofan accident .
Follow recomm endedtireinflation pressures
and check thepressure ofall the tires
including thespare wheel:
R mont hly,atleast
R ifthe load changes
R before beginnin galong journ ey
R under differen toperating conditions,e.g.
off- road driving
If neces sary,correctthe tire pressure.
i The
data onthe Tire andLoading Informa-
tion placard andtirepressure tableshown
here areexamples. Tirepressure specifica- 308
Tir
epr essureWheels andtires

tio
ns areveh icle-s pecificand mayde via te
fro mthe data sho wnhere. The tirepressu re
sp eci ficati ons thatar eva lid for your veh icle
can befou ndonthe Tire and Loading Info r-
ma tionplaca rdand tirepressu retab leon
the vehicle.
Ge neral notes The
reco mme ndedtire pressu res forthe tires
mou nted atthe factory canbefou ndonthe
la be lsde scri bedhe re.
Ope ratio nwi th an eme rgencyspare wheel:
inf orm ation on opera tionwi th an eme rgency
sp arewh eelcan befou ndinthe genera lnote s
in the "Em ergency sparewh eel"se ctio n
(Y page 330 ).
Fur therinf orm ation on tire pressu res can be
ob tained ataqu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op.
Tire andLoadin gIn fo rmatio nplac ard 0043
Recomm endedtire pressu res
The Tire and Loading Info rma tionplaca rdison
the B-pi llar on the driver 'sside (Ypage 317 ).
The Tire and Loading Info rma tionplaca rdcon-
tai ns the reco mme ndedtire pressu res forcold
tire s.The reco mme ndedtire pressu res are
va lid for the maxim um permi ssible load and up
to the maxim um permi ssible veh iclesp ee d.
Tire pres sure table The
tirepressu retab leison the inside of the
fu el fillerfla p. Itsho wsthe tire pressu refor all
tire spe rmi tted atthe factory forthisveh icle;
se eillu stra tion(e xam ple) . Th
etire pressu retab leconta insthe recom-
mend edpre ssu res forcoldtire sfor vario us
op era ting cond itions ,i.e .di ffe ringload and
sp ee dcond itions .
If atire size pre ced esatire pressu re,the fol-
lo wi ng tire pressu reinform ation isonl yva lid
for thattire size; seeillu stra tion(e xam ple) . Th
eload cond itions "partia lly la de n" and "ful ly
la de n" arede fin ed inthe tablefor diffe rent
num bers of occu pants and amounts oflug-
ga ge .Th eactu alnum berof seats maydi ffe r. Some
tirepressu retab lessho wonl ythe rim
di am ete rsins tea dof the fulltire size, e.g.R18 .
Ri m diam ete ris pa rtof the tire size and canbe
fou ndonthe tire side wa ll(Y page 321 ). Tire
pres sure
309Whe elsand tires Z

If
the tire pressu reshave been settothe lowe r
valu esfor lighter loadsand/or lowerroad
speed s,the pressu resshoul dbe reset tothe
higher values:
R ifyou want todrive withanincreased load
and/or
R ifyou want todrive athigher speeds
i The
tirepressu resforincreased loads
and/or higherroadspeed s,shown inthe
tire pressu retable, mayhave anegative
effect ondriving comfort.
If the tire pressu reisnot setcorrectly, thiscan
lea dto an excessive build-up ofheat anda
sudd enloss ofpressu re.
For more information, contactaqua lifiedspe-
ciali stworkshop. Important
notesontire pressure G
WARNING
If the tire pressu redrops repeatedly,the
wheel ,valve ortire may bedama ged.Tire
pressu rethat istoo low may resul tin atire
blow -out. There isarisk ofan accident.
R Check thetire forforeign objects.
R Check whether thewheel islosing airor
the valve islea king.
If you areunabl eto rectify thedama ge,con-
tact aqua lifiedspecia listworkshop. G
WARNING
If you fitunsui table accessorie sonto tire
valves ,the tire valves maybeoverloa ded
and malfu nction, whichcancause tirepres-
sure loss. Duetotheir desig n,retrofitted tire
pressu remonitors keepthetire valve open.
This canalso resul tin tire pressu reloss.
There isarisk ofan accident.
Only screw thestandard valvecaporother
valve capsappro vedbyMercedes-Benz for
you rvehicle ontothetire valve.
Use asuita blepressu regau getocheck the
tire pressu re.The outer appearance ofatire
does notpermit anyrelia bleconclusion about
the tire pressu re.On vehicle sequi pped with
the electronic tirepressu remonitor, thetire pressu
recan bechecked inthe on-board com-
puter.
The tiretemperature andpressu reincrease
when thevehicle isin motion. Thisisdepend-
ent onthe driving speedandtheload .
Therefore, youshoul donly correct tirepres-
sures whenthetires arecold.
The tires arecold:
R ifthe vehicle hasbeen parked withthetires
out ofdirect sunlightfor atlea stthree hours
and
R ifthe vehicle hasbeen driven lessthan
1 mile (1.6km)
The tiretemperature changesdependingon
the outsid etemperature ,the vehicle speed
and thetire load .If the tire temperature
changes by18 ‡(10 †), thetire pressu re
changes byappro ximately 10kPa (0.1 bar/
1.5 psi).Take thisinto account whenchecking
the pressu reofwarm tires.Onlycorrect the
tire pressu reifit is too low forthe current
opera tingconditions. Ifyou check thetire
pressu rewhen thetires arewarm, theresul t-
ing valu ewil lbe highe rthan ifthe tires were
cold. Thisisnormal. Donot reduce thetire
pressu reto the valu especifie dfor cold tires.
The tirepressu rewou ldotherwise betoo low.
Observe therecommended tirepressu resfor
cold tires:
R on the Tire andLoadi ngInformation placard
on the B-pilla ron the driver's side
R in the tire pressu retable inthe fuel fillerflap
(Y page 144) Underinfl
atedoroverin flated tires
Underinfl atedtires G
WARNING
Tires withpressu rethat istoo low can over-
heat andburst asaconsequence. Inaddi -
tion, theyalsosuffer fromexcessive and/or
irregu larwea r,which canseverel yimpa irthe
braking propertie sand thedriving character-
istics. Thereisarisk ofan accident.
Avoid tirepressu resthat aretoo low inall
the tires, includi ngthe spare wheel. 310
Tire
pressureWheel sand tires