2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV engine oil

R
Driv eslow lyand evenly,if nece ssaryat a
wa lking pace.
R Ensu retha tthe wheelsarein conta ctwith
the ground atalltime s.
R Driv ewi th extre mecareon unf amilia roff -
roa drou tes where visibility ispo or. For
sa fety reasons ,ge tou tof the vehiclefir st
and surve ythe off-roa drou te.
R Ch eck thedepth ofwa ter befor efor ding riv-
ers and streams.
R Wa tch outfor obsta cles.
R Take car ewh en turning onanuphillor
do wnh ill sl op eor wh en drivin gacr oss a
sl op e.The vehiclecou ldothe rwise tip ove r.
R Alw ayskee pthe side windo wsand thepan-
ora ma roofwi th powe rtil t/sl iding panel
clo sed durin gthe journey .
R Do not devia tefro mma rked routes.
R Do not usethe HOLD functio nwh en drivin g
off -roa d,on stee pup hillor downh ill gra di-
ents oron slip pe ry or loose surfa ces .The
HOLD functio ncanno thol dthe vehicleon
su ch surfa ces .
Ch eckli st before driv ingof f-ro ad X
En gine oille ve l:che ckthe engineoille vel
and addoilif nece ssary.
Wh endrivin gon stee pgra dients ,the engine
oi lle vel mustbe sufficie ntly high toens urea
corr ectoilsu pp lyin the vehicle.
X Whe elsand tires:che ckthe tire trea d
de pth and tirepressu re.
X Ch eck fordama geand remove anyforeign
ob jects ,e.g .sma llstone s,fro mthe wheels/
tire s.
X Re place anymissing valve cap s.
X Re place dented ordama gedwh eels.
X Rims :de nted orbent rim scan resultin a
lo ss oftire pressu reand dama gethe tire
be ad.Befo redrivin goff -roa d,che ckthe
wh eelsand replace the mifnece ssary.
Ch eckli st afte rdriv ingof f-ro ad !
If
yo ude tect dama getothe vehicleaf ter
dri vin goff -roa d,have the vehicleche cked
imm ediatel yat aqu alifi ed speci alistwo rk-
sho p.
X Dea ctivate off-roa dpro gram(Y page 132) .
X Dea ctivate DSR (Ypage 169 ). X
Clea nthe headlamps andrearlights and
che ckfor dama ge.
X Clea nthe frontand rearlicens eplate s.
X Clea nthe wheelsand tireswi th awa ter jet
and remove anyforeign objects .
X Clea nthe wheels,wh eelhou sings and the
veh icleund erside wi th awa ter jet; checkfor
any foreign objects anddama ge.
X Ch eck wheth ertwi gsorothe rpa rts ofplants
ha ve become trapped.The seincr ease the
ris kof fireand candama gefuel pipe s,bra ke
hos esorthe airbe llow sof the axlejoi nts
and propeller sha fts.
X After thetrip,exa min ewi thou tfa ilthe entire
und erca rriag e, wh eels,tire s,bra kes ,bo dy-
wo rkstru ctur e,stee ring,cha ssisand
exh aust system fordama ge.
X After drivin gin sand, mud,gra vel,wa ter or
si mil ardirty cond itions, have the followi ng
che cked andcleane d:
R bra kediscs
R wh eels
R bra kepads
R axl ejoi nts
X Ifyo ude tect strongvibratio ns after off-roa d
tra vel ,che ckfor foreign objects inthe
wh eelsand drive trainand remove themif
nece ssary.Fore ign ob jects candistu rbthe
ba lance and causevibratio ns.
Driv ingoverpo or roa dsu rfa ces place sgre ater
de ma nds onyour veh icletha ndri vin gon nor-
ma lroa ds.After drivin goff -roa d,che ckthe
veh icle. Thi sal lo ws youto detect dama ge
pro mptl yand reduce theriskof an acc ident to
yo ursel fand othe rroa dus ers .
Dri ving on san d Ob
ser vethe followi ng ruleswh en drivin gon
sa nd:
R Activ atethe off-roa dpro gram(Y page 132 ).
R Avoi dhigh eng inespee ds.
R Use theleft-ha ndstee ringwh eelpa dd le
shi fter toshi ftto alowe rge ar appro priate to
the terrain. Dr
ivi ng tips
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comp
lywith the releva ntnati onal roadtraf-
fic rules. Insome countries ,incl uding Ger-
many ,us eof the acoustic locki ngveri fica-
tion signal ispro hibited byroa dtraffi crul es
(i n Ge rma ny,bysecti ons16[1] and 30[1]
of the StVO regulations ).The driver ofthe
vehi cleisresp onsible for ensu ringcomp li-
ance with these rules. Incou ntries inwhi ch
the useof this functi onispro hibited ,the
functi onwillbe disab led in your vehi cleand
yo uwi llnot beper mitted toena ble it.
Res torin gthe facto rysetting s X
Pre ssthe 0059 or0065 button onthe stee r-
ing whe elto sel ect the Sett . Sett
.menu .
X Pre ssthe 0064 or0063 button tosel ect the
Fact orySetting Fact
orySettingsubme nu.
X Pre ss0076 toconfi rm.
The Rese tAll Settings? Rese
tAll Settings?functi on
ap pea rs.
X Pre ssthe 0064 or0063 button tosel ect No No
or Yes Yes.
X Pre ssthe 0076 button toconfi rmthe selec-
tion.
If yo uha ve selected Yes Yes,
themultifunction
di spl aysho wsaconfi rmation mess age.
For safety reasons, theDayt imeRunning Dayt
imeRunning
Ligh ts Ligh
tsfuncti oninthe Ligh t Ligh
tsu bme nuisonly
rese tif the vehi cleisstati onar y. AMG
menu (Mercedes -AMG vehicle s)
Warm-up 0043
Digi talspe edo meter
0044 Gearindi cator
0087 Ups hiftindi cator
0085 Engine oiltempe rature
0083 Coola nttempe rature
0084 Transmis sionflu idtempe rature X
Pre ssthe 0059 or0065 button onthe stee r-
ing whe elto sel ect the AMG AMG
menu .
Upsh iftindi cato r:up shi ftindi cator UP UP
0087
indi cates thattheengi nehasrea ched the
over revvi ngrang ewhe nin the manu aldri ve
pro gram.
En gine and transmi ssion oiltempe ra-
ture: whenthe engi neand transm ission are
at norma lope ratingtempe rature,oiltem-
per ature0085 and 0084are displ ayed inwhi tein
the multifunction displ ay.
If the multifunction displ aysho wsoiltem-
per ature0085 or0084 inblue ,the engi neorthe
transm ission are not yetat norma lope rating
tempe rature.Avoi ddri ving atfullengi neout-
pu tdu ring thistime .
SE TUP 0043
Drive system Comfort Comf
ort/ Sport Spor
t/Spo rt+ Spor
t+
0044 Chass isCom fort Com
fort/Spo rt Spo
rt/ Sport+ Spo
rt+
0087 Tran smissio nD D/
M M
0085 ESP®
On On/
Off Off
orSPORT handlingmod e
Spo rt Spo
rt
SE TUP displ aysthefoll owin ginf orm ationand
fun ction s:
R thedigit alspee dometer
R thegear indicat or
R thedriv esyst emsetting
R thesuspe nsion mod e
R thetrans mis sion position
R theES P®
(El ect ron icStabilit yPro gram )st a-
tus
X Pre ssthe0059 or0065 buttonon thest eer -
ing wheel tosele cttheAMG AMG
men u.
X Pre ss0063 repeatedly untilSE TUP appear s. Menu
sand submen us
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Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 003D
See Operator'sMan ‐ See
Operator'sMan ‐
ual ual The
battery isno tbein gch arg ed.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
Pos siblecaus esare:
R adef ective altern ator
R ato rn poly- V-belt
R amalf unction intheelec tron ics
! Do
notdri ve any further. Other wise theen gin emay overheat.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely and switchoff theen gin e,
payin gatt ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 145).
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 003D
Sto pVeh icleSee Sto
pVeh icleSee
Ope rator'sMan ual Ope
rator'sMan ual The
battery isno longer bein gch arg edand theco nd ition ofcharg e
is toolow.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely and switchoff theen gin e,
payin gatt ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 145).
X Obs erveth eins truct ionsin thedisp laymes sage 003D SeeOper‐ See
Oper‐
ato r's Manual ato
r's Manual.
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 00B2
Che ckEngine Oil Che
ckEngine Oil
At NextRef uel ing At
NextRef uel ing The
engin eoil levelhas dropped tothemin imum level.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
! Av
oid longer journ eys when there isins ufficien ten gin eoil. You
co uld other wise damag eth een gin e.
X Chec kth eoil levelwhen next ref uelin g,at thelat est
(Y page 275).
X Ifne cessar y,add engin eoil (Ypage 276).
If th eengin eoil need stop pingup mor eoft en:
X Con tacta qualif iedspecialistwor kshop andhaveth een gin e
ch ecke d.
In for mat iononappr oveden gin eoils can beobt ained from any quali-
fie dspe cialistwor kshop oron theIn te rn et athttp :/ /
bev o.mer cedes -ben z.co m. 00D4
Fue lLev elLow Fue
lLev elLow The
fuel levelhas dropped intoth eres erveran ge.
X Refue lat thene ares tgas stati on. Disp
laymes sage s
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Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Sto
pVeh icleShi ft Sto
pVeh icleShi ft
to PLea veEngine to
PLea veEngine
Run ning Run
ning The
auto matictrans mis sion hasoverheated.
X Dr ive oncar eful ly.
The auto matictrans mis sion isavail able again whenthedisp lay
mes sage goesout .
If th emult ifunction disp laystill sho wsthedisp laymes sage :
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 145).
X Wait untilth eauto matictrans mis sion hascooled down andthe
disp laymes sage hasdisap peared. Aux
iliary Battery Aux
iliary Battery
Mal function Mal
function The
auxiliary battery for theauto matictrans mis sion isno longer
bein gch arg ed.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop .
X Un tilth en ,always shiftthetrans mis sion topos ition 005Dbefore
you switchoff theen gin e.
X Be for eleav ingtheveh icle, apply theelec tric park ingbrak e. Tra
ns. OilOverhe a‐ Tra
ns. OilOverhe a‐
ted Driveonwith ted
Driveonwith
Car e Car
e Mer
cedes -AMG vehicles: thetrans mis sion oilhas overheated.
Man ualdrive pro gram0063 and thete mpo rarily act ive man ualdrive
pro gramare nolonger avail able. Theengin epowe rout put is
red uce d.
X Allow theveh icleto cool down . 4ma
tic Currently 4ma
tic Currently
Una vailable Una
vailable 4M
ATIC has overheated.The vehicleis on lydri ven bythefron t
whee ls.
X Dr ive on.
The airflow cools 4MATIC mor equic kly.
Whe nth edisp laymes sage goesout ,4M ATIC isavail able again
and theveh icleis dri ven byallfou rwhee ls. 4ma
tic Inoperative 4ma
tic Inoperative 4M
ATIC ismalf unction ing .The vehicleis on lydri ven bythefron t
whee ls.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0065 The
tailgat eis open
G WAR
NING
Whe nth een gin eis run ning,exhaust gasescan enterth eveh icle
int erior ifth etai lgat eis open .
The reisaris kof pois oning .
X Clos eth etai lgat e. 228
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X
Make surethatthewindshield wipersare
switched off.
X Pull release lever0043onthe hood.
The hood isreleased. X
Reach intothegap between thehood and
the radiator trimandpress hoodcatch
lever 0044tothe left.
X Raise thehood. X
Pull support strut0085out ofbracket 0083.
X Lift upsupport strut0085and insert itinto yel-
low retaining clip0087. Closi
ngthe hood X
Raise thehood slightly and,atthe same
time, remove support strut0085from yellow
retaining clip0087.
X Swing support strut0085down andpress it
into bracket 0083until itengages.
X Lower thehood andletitfall from aheight
of approximately 8in (20 cm).
X Check thatthehood hasengaged properly.
If the hood canberaised slightly, itis not
properly engaged. Donot press thehood
closed. Openthehood again andclose it
with alittle more force. Engine
oil
General notes Depending
onyour driving style,thevehicle
consumes upto0.9 USqt(0.8 liters) ofoil per
600 miles (1,000 km).Theoilconsumption
may behigher thanthiswhen thevehicle is
new orifyou frequently driveathigh engine
speeds.
Depending onthe engine, theoildipstick may
be inadifferent location.
When checkingthe oillevel:
R park thevehicle onalevel surface
R the engine shouldbeswitched offfor
approximately fiveminutes ifthe engine is
at normal operating temperature
R ifthe engine isnot atnormal operating tem-
perature, e.g.ifthe engine wasonly started
briefly, waitabout 30minutes beforecarry-
ing out themeasurement
Checking theoillevel using theoildip-
stick G
WARNING
Certain componen tsinthe engine compart-
ment, suchasthe engine, radiator andparts
of the exhaust system,canbecome very
hot. Working inthe engine compartmen t
poses arisk ofinjury.
Where possible, letthe engine cooldown
and touch onlythecomponen tsdescribed in
the following. Engi
necompar tment
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G
WARNING
Functions relevant tosafety arerestricted or
no longer available if:
R the engine isnot running
R the brake system orthe pow ersteering is
malfu nctioning
R there isamalfu nction inthe pow ersup ply
or the vehicl e'selectrica lsystem
When yourvehicl eis towed awayor towed
started, youmay requireconside rablymore
effort tosteer andbrake. Thereisarisk of
an accide nt.
In such cases, useatow bar. Before being
towed awayor tow started, makesurethe
steering movesfreely. X
Pul loil dip stick 0043out ofthe dipstick guide
tube.
X Wip eoff oildip stick 0043.
X Slowl yslid eoil dip stick 0043into theguide
tube tothe stop, andtake itout again.
If the leve lis betwe enMIN mark 0087and
MAX mark 0044,theoilleve lis correct.
X Ifthe oilleve lhas dropp edtoMIN mark 0087
or bel ow, add 1.1USqt(1.0 l)of engine oil.
Adding engineoil G
WARNING
Certa incomponents inthe engine compart-
ment, suchasthe engine, radiator andparts
of the exhau stsystem, canbecome very
hot. Working inthe engine compartment
pose sa risk ofinjury . Where
possible,let the engine cooldown
and touch onlythecomponents describedin
the followi ng. G
WARNING
If engine oilcomes intocontact withhot
components inthe engine compartment, it
may ignite. Thereisarisk offire and injury .
Make surethatengine oilisnot spilled next
to the filler neck. Letthe engine cooldown
and thoroug hlyclea nthe engine oiloff the
components beforestarting theengine. H
Envi
ronmental note
When addingoil,take carenottospil lany. If
oil enters thesoil orwater ways,itis harmfu l
to the environment.
! Use
only engine oilsand oilfilters thatare
app roved forvehicl eswith aservice system.
A list ofthe engine oilsand oilfilters that
have been tested andapproved inaccord-
ance withMercede s-BenzSpecifications for
Service Productsisava ilable atany author-
ized Mercede s-BenzCenter.
The followi ngcaus eengine failure ordam-
age tothe exhau stsystem:
R Use ofengine oilsand oilfilters thathave
not been express lyapp roved forthe ser-
vice system
R Rep lace ment ofengine oiland oilfilter
after thereplacement intervalspecified
by the service system hasexpire d
R Use ofengine oiladd itives
! Do
not add toomuch oil.add ingtoo much
engine oilcan resu ltin dama getothe
engine ortothe catal yticconverter. Have
excess engineoilsiph oned off. 276
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Exam
ple: eng ineoilcap
X Tu rn cap 0043cou nter-c lockwi seand remove
it.
X Add engineoil.
If the oille vel isat or below the MIN mark
on the oildi ps tick, add1.1 USqt(1.0 liter)
of eng ineoil.
X Re place cap 0043onthe fillerneck andturn
clo ckwi se.
Ensu retha tthe cap locks into place
sec urely.
X Ch eck theoille vel again wi th the oildi ps tick
(Y page 275 ).
Fur therinfo rma tionon eng ineoil
(Y page 338 ). Ch
eckin gand addi ngoth erservi ce
produ cts
Ch eckin gco olant leve l G
WA
RNING
The cooling system ispre ssu rize d,partic u-
la rly when the moto ris wa rm. Ifyo uop en
the cap,yo ucou ldbe sca lded ifhot coolant
sp rays out.The reisaris kof inju ry.
Let the enginecoo ldo wn befor eyo uop en
the cap.We arpro tecti veglove sand protec-
tive eyew earwh en openi ng. Open the cap
sl ow lyto release pre ssu re.
! The
coolant level mustonl ybe che cked
and correcte dwh en the enginehascoo led
do wn (coolant temp eratureund er104 ‡
(40 †).Ch ecki ngthe coolant level when the
coo lant temp eratureis ove r104 ‡(40 †)
can lead todama getothe engineorthe
eng inecoo ling system . X
Pa rk the vehicleon alevel surfa ce.
Onl yche ckthe coolant level when the vehi-
cle ison alevel surfa ce and theenginehas
coo led do wn.
X Tu rn the Sma rtKeyto positio n0048 inthe igni-
tio nlock (Ypage 125 ).
X Ch eck thecoolant temp eraturedisp layin
the instrument cluster .
The coolant temp eraturemu stbe below
104 ‡(40 †).
X Tu rn the Sma rtKeyto positio n005A
(Y page 125 )in the igniti onlock .
X Slo wlytur ncap 0043cou nter-c lockwi seand to
rel ieve exce sspre ssu re.
X Tu rn cap 0043furthe rcou nter-c lockwi seand
rem ove it.
If the coolant isat the level ofma rker bar
0087 inthe fillerneck when cold,the reis
eno ughcoo lant incoo lant exp ansion
tank 0044.
X Ifnece ssary,ad dcoo lant tha tha sbe en tes-
ted and appro ved byMe rced es-Benz.
X Re place cap 0043and turnit clo ckwi seasfar
as itwi llgo .
For furthe rinfo rma tionon coo lant, see
(Y page 339 ).
Win dshi eld wa she rsys tem G
WA
RNING
Ce rta incomp onents inthe enginecomp art-
ment, such asthe engine,ra diato rand parts
of the exhaust system ,can become very
hot. Workin gin the enginecomp artment
po ses aris kof inju ry.
Wh ere possi ble, letthe enginecoo ldo wn
and touchonl ythe comp onents descri bedin
the followi ng. En
gine compartmen t
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G
WARNING
Opening thehood when theengine isover-
hea ted orwhen thereisafire inthe engine
compartment couldexpose youtohot gase s
or other service products.There isarisk of
injury .
Let anoverhe atedengine cooldownbefore
openi ngthe hood. Ifthere isafire inthe
engine compartment, keepthehood closed
and contact thefire depa rtment. G
WARNING
Windsh ieldwas herconcentrate ishigh ly
flamma ble.If winds hieldwas herconcentrate
gets onto hotcomponents ofthe engine or
the exhau stsystem, itcan ignite. Thereisa
risk offire and injury .
Make surethatwinds hieldwas herconcen-
trate isnot spilled inthe vicinity ofthe filler
neck. X
To open :pul lcap 0043upw ards bythe tab.
X Add thepremi xedwasherfluid.
X To clo se: press cap0043onto thefiller neck
until itengag es.
If the was herfluidleve ldrops below the rec-
ommended minimumof 1liter, amessa ge
app ears inthe multi function displayprompti ng
you toadd washerfluid(Y pag e229) .
Further informati onon winds hieldwas her
flui d/antifree ze(Y pag e339). ASSY
STPLU S Servic
emessag e
The ASSYST PLUSservice interval display
informs youofthe next service duedate.
You canfind informati ononthe type ofservice
and service intervalsin the Maintenance Book-
let.
You canobtai nfurther informati onfrom an
au thorized Mercede s-BenzCenter orat
http://www.mb usa.com (USA only).
i The
ASSYST PLUSservice interval display
does notshow anyinformati ononthe
engine oilleve l.Observe thenotes onthe
engine oilleve l(Y pag e275).
The multi function displayshow sa service
messa gefor severa lseconds, e.g.:
R Service Ain ..days Service
Ain ..days
R Service Adue Service
Adue
R Service Aoverdue by..days Service
Aoverdue by..days
Dependi ngon the opera tingconditions ofthe
vehicl e,the remai ningtime ordista nceuntil
the next service duedate isdisp layed.
The letter A A
or B B,
possi blyinconnection witha
number oranother letter,indicatesthe type of
service .A A
stands foraminor service andB B
for
a major service .
You canobtai nfurther informati onfrom an
au thorized Mercede s-BenzCenter.
The ASSYST PLUSservice interval displaydoes
not take intoaccount anyperiods oftime dur-
ing whichthe battery isdisconnected.
Mai ntaining thetime-dep endentservice sched-
ule :
X Note downthe service duedate displayed in
the multi function displaybefore disconnect-
ing the battery .
or X After reconnecting thebattery ,sub tract the
battery disconnectio nperi ods from theser-
vice date show non the disp lay. Hiding
aservi cemessag e
X Press the0076 or0038 button onthe steer-
ing whee l. 278
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YST PLUSMainten anceandcare