2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV weight

The
cup holder andtherubber matunderneath
can beremoved forcleaning. Cleanthemwith
clean, lukewarm wateronly.
X To remove: carefullypullinupper section s
of cup holder 0043onthe driver's andfront -
passenger sidesuntiltheyrelease.
X Lift the cup holder upwards 0044until itcan
be removed. X
To install: insertcupholder intolateral
curved sections0044 inthe stowage compart-
ment .Insert thecup holder sothat the
wedge ofthe upper section ofcup holder 0043
faces forwards.
X Press thecup holder downwards untilit
engages onthe right andleft-hand sides.
Cup holder inthe rear seat armrest !
Do
not siton orsupport yourbody weight
on the rear seat armrest whenitis folded
down, asyou could otherwise damageit.
! Close
thecup holder before folding the
rear seat armrest up.Otherwise, thecup
holder couldbedamaged. X
Fold down therear seat armrest.
X To open: pressthefront ofcup holder 0043
or 0044.
Cup holder 0043or0044 exten dsautomatically.
X To close: slidecupholder 0043or0044 back
until itengages. Sun
visors
Overview G
WARNIN
G
If the mirror coverofthe vanity mirror isfol-
ded upwhen thevehicle isin motion ,you
could beblinded byincident light.There isa
risk ofan accident .
Always keepthemirror coverfolded down
while driving. 0043
Mirror light
0044 Brack et
0087 Retaining clip,e.g.foracar park ticket
0085 Vanity mirror
0083 Mirror cover Featur
es
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Tow
ingand tow-starti ng Impo
rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
Fun ctio nsreleva ntto safety areres tric ted or
no longe rav ailabl e if:
R the engineisnot running
R the brakesystem orthe powe rstee ringis
ma lfunctio ning
R the reisama lfunctio nin the powe rsu pp ly
or the vehicle's electri calsystem
Wh enyour veh icleis tow edaway ortow ed
sta rted ,yo uma yreq uire cons idera blymor e
eff ort tostee rand brake. Thereisaris kof
an acc ident.
In such cas es, useatow bar.Befo rebeing
tow edaway ortow started ,ma kesure the
stee ringmov esfreely. G
WA
RNING
Yo ucan nolonge rstee rthe vehicleif the
stee ringwh eello ck hasbe en eng aged .
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
Alw ayssw itch offthe igniti onwhen tow ing
the vehiclewi th atow cableor atow bar. G
WA
RNING
Wh entow ingortow -sta rtingano therveh icle
and itsweight isgre atertha nthe permi ssi-
bl e gro sswe ight ofyour veh icle, the :
R the towingeyecou ldde tach itself
R the vehicle/tra iler comb inationcou ldrol l-
ove r.
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
Wh entow ingortow -sta rtingano therveh i-
cle ,its weight sho uld not begre atertha n
the permi ssible gro sswe ight ofyour veh icle.
Deta ils on the permi ssible gro ssveh iclewe ight
of your veh iclecan befou ndonthe vehicle
id enti ficati on plate (Ypage 334 ).
! Wh
enActiv eBra keAssi st,Activ eDis tance
Assi stDISTR ONICor the HOLD functio nis
acti vated ,the vehiclebra kes automa tically
in certa insitua tions. To
avoid da ma getothe vehicle, de acti vate
the sesystem sin the followi ng orsimil arsit-
ua tio ns:
R wh en tow ingthe vehicle
R in the carwash
! Ma
kesure tha tthe electri cpa rkin gbra ke
is rel eased .If the electri cpa rkin gbra keis
fa ulty, visitaqu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op.
! Onl
ysec urethe tow ropeor tow barat the
tow ingeyes. Othe rwise, the vehiclecou ldbe
da ma ged.
! Do
not usethe towingeyes for reco very
pu rpo ses asthiscou ldda ma gethe vehicle.
If in do ubt,reco verthe vehiclewi th acra ne.
! Wh
entow ing,pu llaw ay slow lyand
smo othly.Ifthe tractiv epo we ris too high,
the vehicles cou ldbe dama ged.
! The
vehiclecan betow edama xim um of
30 miles(50km) .The towingspee dof
30 mph (50km/h) mustnot beexce eded.
If the vehicleha sto be tow edmor etha n
30 miles(50km) ,the frontaxl emu stbe
ra ised orthe entireveh iclera ised and trans-
po rted .
! Do
not tow with sling -typ eeq uipme nt.This
cou ldda ma gethe vehicle.
! Wh
entow ingaway veh icles with KEYL ESS-
GO ,us ethe key instea dof the Star t/Stop
bu tton. Theautoma tictransmi ssion may
othe rwise shi ftto positio n005D when you
op en the driver 'sor fro nt-pa ssenge rdo or,
wh ich cou ldda ma gethe transmi ssion.
! Veh
icles with automa tictransmi ssion mu st
not bestarted bytow -sta rting.Thi scou ld
othe rwise da ma gethe transmi ssion.
It is be tter tohave the vehicletra nsp orte d
tha nto have ittow edaway.
If the vehiclecan nolonge rbe driven becau se
of an acc ident orbre akd own,youha ve the fol-
lo wi ng optio ns:
R Tra nsp ortingthe vehicle.
As aru le,yo usho uld ha ve the vehicletra ns-
po rted .
R To wing the vehiclewi th atow ropeor tow
ba r.
Onl ytow thevehiclein exce ptiona lcas es. Tow
ingand tow-starti ng
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Count
ry Ra
dio type approval number IC:
2546A-MC34 MA4 Load
ingthevehicle Inst
ruction labels fortires and loads G
WAR
NING
Ove rloade dtir es can over heat ,causi nga
blowout .Ove rloade dtir es can also impair
th est eerin gand drivingchar acteris ticsand
lead tobrak efailur e.Ther eis arisk ofacc i-
den t.
Obse rvetheload rating ofthetir es. The load
rat ing must beatleast halfoftheGAWR of
your vehicle.Nev erover load thetir es by
exc eedin gth emax imum load.
Two instruct ion labels onyour vehicle show
th emax imum possibleload.
(1) TheTire andLoadin gIn for mat ionplacar d
is on theB- pillar onthedriv er'sside. The
Tire andLoadin gIn for mat ionplacar d
shows themax imum permissiblenum ber
of occ upant sand themax imum permissi-
ble vehicle load. Italso contain sdet ails of
th etir esiz es and correspon ding pressures
for tires moun tedatthefac tory.
(2) Thevehicle iden tificat ion plat eis on theB-
pillar onthedriv er'sside. Thevehicle
iden tificat ion plat einf orm syou ofthe
gro ssveh icle weight rating .It is made up
of theveh icle weight ,all veh icle occu-
pant s,thefuel andthecar go. You canalso
fin dinf orm ationabout themax imum gross
axle weight rating onthefro ntand rear
axle.
The maximum grossaxle weight rating is
th emax imum weight that can becar ried
by one axle (front orrear axle) .Nev er
exc eed themax imum loadorthemax i-
mum grossaxle weight rating forthefro nt
or rear axle. 0043
B-pillar ,driv er'sside Ma
xim um permis sible grossvehicle
weight ratin g X
Spe cificat ion formax imum grossveh icle
weight 0043islist ed intheTire andLoadin g
In for mat ionplacar d:"The combinedweight
of occ upant sand cargoshould never
exc eed XXX kilogram sor XXX lbs."
The grossweight ofall veh icle occupant s,load
and luggage mustnotexceed thespec ified
value.
i The
spec ificatio nsshown ontheTire and
Loadin gIn for mat ionplacar din theillust ra-
tio nare exam ples.Themaximum permissi-
ble grossveh icle weight rating isveh icle-
spec ificand may differfro mthat intheillus-
tr atio n.You canfindth evalid maximum per-
miss iblegrossveh icle weight rating foryour
veh icle ontheTire andLoadin gIn for mat ion
placar d. Load
ingthevehicle
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Numbe
rof seats Ma
xim um num berof seats 0043indicates the
ma xim um num berof occu pants allo we dto
tra vel inthe vehicle. Thisinf orm ation can be
fou ndonthe Tire and Loading Info rma tion
pl aca rd.
i Th
esp eci ficat ions sho wnonthe Tire and
Loa ding Info rma tionplaca rdinthe illu stra -
tio nar eexa mpl es.Th enum berof seats is
veh icle-s pecificand candiffe rfro mthe
de tai lssho wn. Thenum berof seats inyour
veh iclecan befou ndonthe Tire and Load-
ing Info rma tionplaca rd. De
termi ning the correc tlo ad limit
Ste p-by -stepin struc tions Th
efol lowi ng ste pshave been devel oped as
req uired ofallma nuf acturers und erTitle 49, Co
de ofU.S. FederalRe gulatio ns, Part575
pu rsu ant tothe "Nati ona lTra fficand Motor
Ve hicle Safety Act of1966 ".
X Ste p1: Loc ate the stateme nt"The com -
bi ned weight ofoccu pants and cargosho uld
neve rexce edXXX kgorXXX lbs." onyour
veh icle’sTire and Loading Info rma tionplac-
ar d.
X Ste p2: Dete rminethe com bined weight of
the driver and passe nge rstha twi llbe ridi ng
in your veh icle.
X Ste p3: Sub tractthe com bined weight of
the driver and passe nge rsfro mXXX kilo-
gra ms orXXX lbs.
X Ste p4: Theres ulting figu re equalsthe avail-
ab leam ount ofcar goand lugg ageload
cap acity. For exampl e,ifthe "XXX" amount
eq uals1400 lbsand therewillbe five 150-l b
pa sse nge rsinyour veh icle, the amount of
av ailabl e car goand lugg ageload cap acityis
650 lbs(14 00-750 (5x150) =650 lbs).
X Ste p5: Dete rminethe com bined weight of
lu gg ageand cargobeing load ed on the vehi-
cle .Th at we ight ma ynot safel yexce edthe
av ailabl e car goand lugg ageload cap acity
cal culated inste p4. Ex
ampl e:ste ps1to 3
Th efol lowi ng tab lesho wsexa mpl eson howto cal culate tota land cargoload cap acitieswi th
va rying seati ng conf igur ati ons and num berand size ofoccu pants. Thefol lowi ng exa mpl esusea
lo ad limi tof 1500 lbs(68 0kg ).Thi sis forillus trati onpurpo seson ly.Ma kesure youar eus ing
the actuallo ad limi tfor your veh iclesta ted onyour veh icle'sTire and Loading Info rma tionplac-
ar d(Y page 317 ).
Th egre aterthe com bined weight ofthe occu pants, thelowe rthe maxim um lugg ageload .
Ste p1 Ex
ampl e1 Ex
ampl e2 Ex
ampl e3 Co
mbi nedmaxi mum
we ight ofoccu pan ts
and cargo (datafro m
the Tire andLoadi ng
In fo rmati onplacard) 1500
lbs(68 0kg ) 1500
lbs(68 0kg ) 1500
lbs(68 0kg ) 31
8 Lo
adi ng the vehicleWhe elsand tires

Step
2 Example
1 Example
2 Example
3 Num
berofpeople in
the vehicle (driverand
occupants) 5 3 1
Distribution
ofthe
occupants Front
:2
Rear: 3 Front
:1
Rear: 2 Front
:1 Weight
ofthe occu-
pants Occupant
1:150 lbs
(68 kg)
Occupant 2:180 lbs
(82 kg)
Occupant 3:160 lbs
(73 kg)
Occupant 4:140 lbs
(63 kg)
Occupant 5:120 lbs
(54 kg) Occupant
1:200 lbs
(91 kg)
Occupant 2:190 lbs
(86 kg)
Occupant 3:150 lbs
(68 kg) Occupant
1:150 lbs
(68 kg) Gross
weight ofall
occupants 750
lbs(340 kg) 540
lbs(245 kg) 150
lbs(68 kg) Step
3 Example
1 Example
2 Example
3 Permissible
load(max-
imum grossvehicle
weight rating from the
Tire andLoading Infor-
mat ionplacard minus
the gross weight ofall
occupants) 1500
lbs(680 kg)00F8
750 lbs(340 kg)=
750 lbs(340 kg) 1500
lbs(680 kg)00F8
540 lbs(245 kg)
=960 lbs(435 kg) 1500
lbs(680 kg)00F8
150 lbs(68 kg)=
1350 lbs(612 kg) Vehicle
identification plate
Even ifyou have calculated thetotal cargo
carefully, youshould stillmake surethatthe
gross vehicle weightratingandthegross axle
weight ratingarenot exceeded. Detailscanbe
found onthe vehicle identification plateonthe
B-pillar onthe driver's sideofthe vehicle
(Y page 317).
Permissible GrossVehicle WeightRating
(GVWR): thegross weight ofthe vehicle, all
passengers, loadandtrailer load/noseweight
(if applicab le)must notexceed thepermissible
gross vehicle weight.
Gross AxleWeight Rating (GAWR): themaxi-
mum permissible weightthatcanbecarried by
one axle (front orrear axle). To
ensure thatyour vehicle doesnotexceed
the maximum permissible values(grossvehi-
cle weight andmaximum grossaxleweight rat-
ing), have yourloaded vehicle (including driver,
occupants, cargo,andfulltrailer loadifappli-
cable) weighed onasuitable vehicleweigh-
bridge. Loading
thevehicl e
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The
TINisaunique identific ationnumber. The
TIN enables thetire manufact urersorretread-
ers toinform purchasers ofrecalls andother
safety-relevan tmatter s.Itmakes itpossible
for the purchaser toeasily identify theaffect ed
tires.
The TINismade upofmanufact ureridentific a-
tion code 0044,tire size 0087,tire type code 0085
and manufact uringdate0083.
DOT (Departm entofTra nsport ation): tire
symbol 0043marks thatthetire complies with
the requirement sof the U.S. Departm entof
Transport ation.
Manufa ctureridentification code:manufac-
turer identific ationcode0044provides detailson
the tire manufact urer.Newtireshave acode
with twosymbols. Retreaded tireshave acode
with foursymbols.
For further informationabout retreaded tires,
see (Ypage 330).
Tire size: identifier 0087describes thetire size.
Tire typecode: tiretype code 0085can beused
by the manufact urerasacode todescribe
specific characteristics ofthe tire.
Date ofmanu factur e:date ofmanufact ure
0083 provides informationabout theage ofa
tire. Thefirst andsecond positions represent
the week ofmanufact ure,start ingwith "01"
for the first calendar week.Positions threeand
four represent theyear ofmanufact ure.For
example, atire that ismarked with"3208",
was manufact uredinweek 32in2008 .
i Tire
data isvehicle-spec ificand may devi-
ate from thedata inthe example. Tire
chara cteristics This
inform ationdescribes thetype oftire cord
and thenumber oflayers insidewall 0043and
under tiretread 0044.
i Tire
data isvehicle-spec ificand may devi-
ate from thedata inthe example.
Definition ofterm sfor tires andload-
ing Tire
plycomposition andmaterial used
Descr ibesthenumber ofplies orthe number
of layers ofrubber-coat edfabric inthe tire
tread andsidewall .These aremade ofsteel,
nylon, polyester andother materials.
Bar
Metric unitfortire pressure. 14.5038pounds
per square inch(psi) and100 kilopascals (kPa)
are the equivalent of1bar.
DOT (Departm entofTransport ation)
DOT- marked tiresfulfill therequirement sof
the USDepartm entofTransport ation.
Norm aloccupant weight
The number ofoccupant sfor which thevehicle
is designed multiplied by68 kilograms
(150 lbs).
Uniform TireQuality Grading Stand ards
A uniform standard tograde thequality oftires
with regards totread quality, tiretract ionand
temperat urecharact eristics. Thequality grad-
ing assessment ismade bythe manufact urer
following specification sfrom theU.S. govern-
ment .The ratings aremolded intothesidewall
of the tire. 324
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Rec
omme ndedtire press ures
The reco mmend edtire pressu reappliesto the
tire smou nted atthe facto ry.
The Tireand Loading Inform ation placa rdcon-
tai ns the reco mmend edtire pressu res forcold
tire son aful lyloa ded vehicleand forthe maxi -
mum permis siblevehi clespe ed.
The tirepressu retab lecontai nsthe reco m-
mend edpre ssu res forcoldtire sfor various
ope ratingcondi tions,i.e .di fferi ngloadand
spe edcondi tions.
In cre ase dveh icle we ight due toopti onal
equi pment
The comb inedweigh tof allstand ardand
opti onalequ ipment availab lefor the vehi cle,
reg ard less ofwhe ther itis actu ally insta lled on
the vehi cleornot.
Rim
Thi sis the partof the whe elon whi chthe tire
is mou nted.
GAW R(Gro ssAxleWei ght Ratin g)
The GAW Ris the maxi mum grossaxl ewe igh t
rati ng. The actu alloa don anaxlemus tneve r
excee dthe gros saxl ewe igh trati ng. The gros s
axl ewe igh trati ngcan befou ndonthe vehi cle
id entif ication plate onthe B-pi llar on the driv-
er's side.
Spe edrating
The speedrati ngispa rtof the tire identif ica-
tion. Itspe cifiesthe speedrang efor whi chthe
tire isap pro ved .
GVW (GrossVehi cle Wei ght)
The gros svehi cleweigh tincl udes the weigh t
of the vehi cleincluding fuel,tool s,the spare
whe el,acce ssoriesinsta lled, occu pants, lug-
ga ge and thedrawbarnose weigh t,ifap plica -
bl e. The gros svehi cleweigh tmus tnot excee d
the gros svehi cleweigh trati ngGVW Ras spe ci-
fie don the vehi cleidentif ication plate onthe
B-pi llar on the driver' ssid e.
GVWR (GrossVehi cle Wei ght Ratin g)
The GVW Ris the maxi mum permis siblegros s
we igh tof aful lyloa ded vehicle(the weigh tof
the vehi cleincluding allacce ssories,occu -
pa nts, fuel,lu gga geand thedrawbarnose -
we igh t,ifap plica ble). The gros svehi cleweigh t
rati ngisspe cified on the vehi cleidentif ication
pl ate onthe B-pi llar on the driver' ssid e. Maxi
mum loaded vehicle we ight
The maxi mum weigh tis the sum of:
R the curb weigh tof the vehi cle
R the weigh tof the acce ssories
R the loadlimit
R the weigh tof the facto ryinsta lled opti onal
equ ipment
Ki lopasc al(kP a)
Metri cuni tfor tire pressu re.6.9 kPa corre -
spo nds to1psi .Another unitfor tire pressu re
is ba r.100 kilopa scals(kPa )are the equivalent
of 1ba r.
Lo ad index
In addition tothe load-be aring index, the load
ind exmay also be imp rinte don the sidewallof
the tire.Thi sspe cifiesthe load-be aring cap a-
city more precise ly.
Curb weight
The weigh tof avehi clewith stand ardequip-
ment including the maxi mum capacityof fue l,
oil and coolant. Italso incl udes the air-condi -
tioni ngsystem andoptionalequ ipment ifthes e
are insta lled inthe vehi cle,bu tdoe snot
incl udepa sse ngers orlugga ge.
Maxi mum load rating
The maxi mum tireloadis the maxi mum per-
mis siblewe igh tin kilogra msorlbsfor whi cha
tire isap pro ved .
Maxi mum permis sibl etire press ure
Ma ximu mper mis sibletire pressu refor one
tire .
Maxi mum load on onetire
Ma ximu mloa don one tire.Thi sis cal cul ate d
by divid ing the maxi mum axleloa dof one axle
by two.
PSI (pounds persquare inch)
A stand ardunitof mea sure for tire pressu re.
As pec tratio
Re lations hipbetw eentireheight and tirewidth
in per cent.
Tire press ure
Thi sis pre ssu reinsi dethe tire applying anout-
wa rdforce toeach squ are inch ofthe tire's
su rfa ce. The tirepressu reisspe cified in Al
labo utwh eelsand tires
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pounds
persquare inch(psi), inkilopascal
(kPa) orinbar. Thetirepressure shouldonly
be corr ectedwhen thetires arecold.
Cold tirepr essure
The tires arecold:
R ifthe vehicle hasbeen parked withthetires
out ofdirect sunlight foratleast three hours
and
R ifthe vehicle hasnotbeen driven further
than 1mile (1.6km)
Tr ead
The part ofthe tire that comes intocon tact
with theroad.
Bead The tirebead ensures thatthetire sits
securely onthe wheel. Thereareseveral steel
wires inthe bead topreven tthe tire from com-
ing loose fromthewheel rim.
Sidewall The part ofthe tire between thetread andthe
bead.
Weight ofoptiona lextr as
The combin edweight ofthose option alext ras
that weigh morethanthereplaced standard
parts andmore than2.3kg(5lbs). These
option alext ras, such ashigh-per formance
brakes, levelcontrol, aroof rack orahigh-per -
form ance battery,are not included inthe curb
weight andtheweight ofthe access ories.
TIN (Tire Identificat ionNum ber)
This isaunique identifierwhich canbeused
by atire manufact urertoident ifytires, for
example foraproduct recall,andthus ident ify
the purchasers .The TINismade upofthe
manufact urer'sidentitycode, tiresize, tire
type code andthemanufac turingdate.
Load bearing index
The load bearing index(alsoloadindex )is a
code thatcontains themaximum loadbearing
capacit yof atire.
Tr action
Tract ionisthe result offric tion between the
tires andtheroad surface. Tr
eadwear indicators
Narrow bars(tread wearbars) thataredistrib-
uted overthetire tread. Ifthe tire tread islevel
with thebars, thewear limitof00CD in(1.6 mm)
has been reached.
Occupant distribut ion
The distribut ionofocc upants inavehicle at
their designat edseatin gposition s.
Tota lload limit
Nomin alload andluggage loadplus68kg
(150 lbs)multiplied bythe number ofseats in
the vehicle. Changing
awheel Flat
tire
The "Breakdown assistance"sect ion
(Y page 288)con tains information andnotes
on how todeal with aflat tire. Informat ionon
driving withMOEx tended tires inthe event ofa
flat tire can befound under "MOEx tended tires
(tires withrun-flatcharact eristics"
(Y page 289). Rota
tingthewheels G
WARN
ING
Rotatin gthe fron tand rear wheels ifthe
wheels ortires have differen tdimension s
may severely impairthedriving charact eris-
tics .The servic ebrake orwheel suspension
compon entsmay alsobedamaged. Thereis
a risk ofan acciden t.
Rotate frontand rear wheels onlyifthe
wheels andtires areofthe same dimen-
sions.
! On
vehicles equipped withatire pressure
monit or,elect ronic compon entsare located
in the wheel.
Tire-m ountin gtools should notbeused near
the valve. Thiscould damage theelect ronic
compon ents.
Only have tireschang edataqualified spe-
cialist worksh op.
Observe theinstruct ions andsafety notesin
the "Changing awheel" section(Ypage 326). 326
Changing
awheelWheels andtires