2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV Owner's Manual

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ifthe reisasudden changeintem perat ure,
e.g. when drivingint oaheate dgarage in
wint er
R ifthe camer alens esare dirtyor cov ered
R ifthe vehic lecom pone ntsare damaged in
which thecamer asare fitted. Inthis even t,
have thecamer aposit ionand setting
chec kedataqualified specialist workshop
Do not use the360 °camer ain this case. You
can otherwise injure others orcause damage
to obje ctsor the vehic le.
Activa tioncondit ions The
360°camer aimage canbedisplayed if:
R your vehic leisequipped witha360 °cam-
era
R COMA NDisswitc hedon;see thedigital
COMA NDoperat inginst ruct ions
R the 360° Camera 360°
Camerafunc tion isact ivate d
Switchin gon the360° camera X
Press andhold the00D4 buttononthe cen-
ter con sole forlong erthan twoseco nds; see
the digital COMANDoperat inginst ruct ions .
The followin gappears dependingon
wheth ergear 005Bor005E isselec ted:
R full screen display withtheimage from
the frontcamer a
R full screen display withtheimage from
the rear view camer a
Activa tingthe360° camerawith
COMAND X
Press the00D4 button;see thedigital
COMA NDoperat inginst ruct ions .
X Selec tSyst em Syst
embyturn ing00790052007A the
COMA NDcontroller andpress 0098tocon -
firm .
X Selec t360° Camera 360°
Cameraand press 0098tocon -
firm .
The followin gappears dependingon
wheth ergear 005Bor005E isselec ted:
R asplit screen with topview andtheimage
fro mthe frontcamer aor
R asplit screen with topview andtheimage
fro mthe rear view camer a
For further informat iononthe COMA NDcon-
tr oller; seethedigital COMANDoperat ing
inst ruct ions . Activa
tingthe360° camerausing
rever segear The
360°camer aimages canbeautom atically
displayed byengag ingreve rsegear.
X Make surethattheSmar tKey isin posit ion
0048 inthe ignit ionlock .
X Make surethattheActi vationbyRgear Acti
vationbyRgear
func tion isselec tedinCOMA ND(see Digital
Operat or'sManual).
X To show the360° cameraimage:engag e
reve rsegear.
The COMA NDdisplay showsthearea behin d
the vehic lein split screen:
R vehic lewith guide lines
R top view ofthe vehic le
Infor mation intheDigita lOper ator's
Man ual In
the Digit alOperat or'sManual youwillfind
inf ormat iononthe followin gtopic s:
R Disp lays inthe COMA NDdisplay
R Disp laywith thePARK TRONIC display
Exiting 360°cameradisp laymod e As
soon asyour vehic leexc eeds aspeed of
10 mph (16km/h) with thefunc tion activat ed,
the func tion switc hesoff.The COMA NDdis-
play switc hesback tothe prev iously selected
view. Youcanalso switc hthe display by
selec tingthe 0039 symbol inthe display and
press ing0098the COMA NDcontroller tocon -
firm . ATT
ENT ION ASSIST
Gener alnotes ATTE
NTIO NAS SIS Thelps youdurin glong ,
mon otonous journeys, suchason highways. It
is act ive inthe 37mph (60km/h) to125 mph
(200 km/h) rang e.IfATTE NTIO NAS SIS T
dete ctstypic alindic atorsof fat igue orinc reas-
ing lapses incon centration onthe part ofthe
drive r,itsuggest stak ing abreak . Driving
systems
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Imp
ortant safety notes AT
TENTI ON ASSIST ison lyan aid tothedriv er.
It mig htnotalways recogn izefatigue or
inc reas inginatten tiven ess intime orfail to
rec ogn izethem atall. The systemisno ta sub-
st itute forawell- restedand attentive driv er.
The function alit yof ATTENTI ON ASSIST is
res trict ed and warn ingsmay bedelaye dor not
oc cur atall:
R ifth elen gthof thejo urn eyisless than
appr oximat ely30min utes
R ifth eroad cond ition ispoor ,e. g. ifth esur -
fac eis une ven orifth ere arepothole s
R ifth ere isast ron gside wind
R ifyou have adopt edaspo rty driv ingstyle
wit hhigh cornerin gspee dsorhigh rates of
acc eler ation
R ifyou arepredom inantly driv ingslow erthan
37 mph (60km/h) orfas terth an 125mph
(20 0km/ h)
R ifthe timehas been setincorre ctly
R in act ive drivin gsituat ions,such aswhen
you chan gelanes orchan geyour speed
ATTE NTIO NAS SIS Tis reset when youcontinue
your journey and startsassess ingyour tired-
nes sagain if:
R you switc hoff the engin e
R you takeoff your seatbeltandopen the
drive r'sdoor, e.g.forachan geofdrive rsor
to tak eabreak
Displa yingtheat tent ionlevel You
canhave currentstatusinformat iondis-
played inthe assist ancemen u(Y page 196)
of the on-board computer .
X Selec tthe Assistan cedisplay forAtten tion
Ass istusing theon-board computer
(Y page 197). The
followin ginf ormat ionisdisplayed:
R The lengt hof the jour ney sincethe last
break .
R The Atte ntionLeve l Atte
ntionLeve ldete rmin edby
ATTE NTIO NAS SIS T,displayed inabar dis-
play infive levels fromhigh tolow.
R IfATTE NTIO NAS SIS Tis unable tocalc ulate
the attent ion level andcannot output a
warnin g,the Syst emSusp ended Syst
emSusp endedmess age
appears. Thebardisplay thenchan gesthe
display, suchaswhen youaredrivin gat a
speed below37mph (60km /h)or above
125 mph (200 km/h).
Activa tingATTENT ION ASSIST X
Ac tivate ATTE NTIO NAS SIS Tusing theon-
board computer (Ypage 198).
The systemdete rmin esthe attent ion level of
the drive rdepen dingonthe settingselec -
ted:
Stan dard Stan
dard selected:thesensitiv itywith which
the syst emdete rmin esthe attent ion level is
set tonor mal.
Sens itive Sens
itiveselec ted:thesensitiv ityisset
higher .The attent ion level detected byAtten -
tion Assistisadapted accordin glyand the
drive ris warne dearlier.
When ATTENTIO NAS SIS Tis deact ivated, the
00D7 symbol appears inthe multif unction dis-
play inthe assist ancegraphic display.
When ATTENTIO NAS SIS Thas been deact iva-
ted, itis autom atically react ivatedafterthe
engin ehas been stopped. Thesensitiv ity
selec tedcorrespo ndstothe last selec tionacti-
vate d(st andard /sensitive).
War ning inthemu ltifunct iondisp lay If
fat igue orinc reasin glapses incon centration
are dete cted, awarnin gappears inthe multi-
func tion display: ATTENTIONASSI ST ATTE
NTIONASSI STTake a Take
a
Brea k! Brea
k!.
In addition tothe mess ageshown inthe multi-
func tion display, youwillthenhear awarnin g
ton e.
X Ifnec essary, takeabreak .
X Conf irmthemess agebypress ingthe 0076
butt ononthe steerin gwheel.
On long journeys, takeregular breaksin good
tim eto allow yourself torest proper ly.Ifyou
do not takeabreak andATTE NTIO NAS SIS T 184
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still
detects increasing lapsesinconcen tra-
tion, youwillbewarned againafter 15minutes
at the earliest. Thiswillonly happen ifATTEN-
TION ASSISTstill detects typicalindicators of
fatigue orincreasing lapsesinconcen tration.
Vehicles withtheCOMAND multimedia
system: ifawarning isoutput inthe multi-
function display,aservice stationsearchis
performed inthe multimedia system.Youcan
select aservice stationandnavigation tothis
service stationwillthen begin. Thisfunction
can beactivated ordeactivated inthe multi-
media system; seetheDigital Operator's Man-
ual . Lane
Tracking package
General notes The
Lane Tracking packageconsistsofBlind
Spot Assist (Ypage 185)andLane Keeping
Assist (Ypage 186).
Blind SpotAssis t General
notes
Blind SpotAssist monitors theareas oneither
side ofthe vehicle thatarenot visible tothe
driver withtwolateral, rear-facing radarsen-
sors. Awarning displayin the exterior mirrors
draws yourattent iontovehicles detected in
the monitored area.Ifyou then switch onthe
corresponding turnsignal tochange lane,you
will also receive anoptical andaudiblewarn-
ing.
Blind SpotAssist supports youfrom aspeed of
approximately 20mph (30km/h).
Importa ntsafety notes G
WARNING
Blind SpotAssist doesnotreact to:
R vehicles overtaken tooclosely onthe side,
placing theminthe blind spotarea
R vehicles whichapproach withalarge
speed differential andovertake yourvehi-
cle
As aresult, BlindSpotAssist maynotgive
warnings insuch situations. Thereisarisk
of an accident. Always
observe thetraffic conditions care-
fully ,and maintain asafe lateral distance.
Blind SpotAssist isonly anaid. Itmay failto
detect somevehicles andisno substitute for
attent ivedriving. Alwaysensurethatthere is
sufficient distancetothe side forother road
users andobstacles.
i USA
only:
This device hasbeen approved bythe FCC
as a"Vehicul arRada rSystem". Theradar
sensor isintended foruse inan automotive
radar system only.Removing, tampering
with, oraltering thedevice willvoid anywar-
ranties, andisnot permitted bythe FCC. Do
not tamper with,alter, oruse inany non-
approved way.
Any unauthorized modificationtothis device
could voidtheuser’s authority tooperate
the equip ment.
Rada rsenso rs
The radar sensors forBlind SpotAssist are
integrated intotherear bumper. Makesure
that thebumpers arefree from dirt,iceor
slush. Thesensors mustnotbecovered, for
example bycycle racks oroverhanging loads.
Following asevere impact orinthe event of
damage tothe bumpers, havethefunction of
the radar sensors checked ataqual ified spe-
cialist workshop. BlindSpotAssist maynolon-
ger work properly.
Monitoring rangeofthe senso rs
In particular, thedetection ofobstacles canbe
impaired if:
R there isdirt onthe sensors oranything else
covering thesensors
R there ispoor visibil ity,e.g. due tofog, heavy
rain orsnow
R anarrow vehicle traveling infront ,e.g. a
motorbike orbicycle
R the road hasvery wide lanes
R the road hasnarrow lanes
R you arenot driving inthe middle ofthe lane
R there arebarriers orother roadboundarie s
Vehicles inthe monitoring rangearethen not
indicated.
Blind SpotAssist monitors thearea upto10 ft
(3 m) behind yourvehicle anddirectly nextto
it. Driving
systems
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If
the lanes arenarrow, vehiclesdriving inthe
lane beyond thelane next toyou rvehicle may
be indicated ,especia llyifthe vehicle sare not
driving inthe middl eof their lane. Thismay be
the case ifthe vehicle sare driving onthe inner
side oftheir lane.
Due tothe nature ofthe system:
R warnings maybeissu edinerror when driv-
ing close tocrash barriersor simil arsolid
lane borders.
R warnings maybeinterrupted whenyouare
driving alongsideparticul arlylong vehicle s,
such astrucks, foraprolonged time.
Warning display 0043
Warning display
Blind SpotAssist isnot active atspeed sbelow
appro ximately 20mph (30km/h). Vehiclesin
the monitoring rangearethen notindicated .
When BlindSpotAssist isactivated, indicator
lamp 0043inthe exterior mirrorslightsupyellow
at speed sof up to20 mph (30km/h ).At
speed sabove 20mph (30km/h), theindicator
lamp goesoutand Blind SpotAssist isopera -
tional.
If avehicle isdetected withintheblind spot
monitoring rangeatspeed sabove 20mph
(30 km/h), warning lamp0043onthe corre-
sponding sidelights upred. This warning is
alw ays emitted whenavehicle enterstheblind
spot monitoring rangefrombehind orfrom the
side. When youovertake avehicle ,the warning
only occurs ifthe difference inspeed isless
than 7mph (12km/h ).
The yellow indicator lampgoesoutifreverse
gear isengaged .In this event, BlindSpot
Assist isno longer active.
The brightness ofthe indicator/wa rninglamps
is adjusted automaticallyaccording tothe
ambi entlight. Col
lision warning
If avehicle isdetected inthe monitoring range
of Blind SpotAssist andyouswitch onthe cor-
respondi ngturn signal ,a doub lewarning tone
sounds. Redwarning lamp0043flashe s.Ifthe
turn signal remains on,vehicle sdetected are
indicated bythe flashi ngofred warning
lamp 0043.There arenofurther warning tones.
Swi tching onBlind SpotAssist
X Make surethatBlind SpotAssist isactiva-
ted inthe on-board computer (Ypage 198).
X Turn theSmartKey topositio n0048 inthe igni-
tion lock.
Warning lamps0043 inthe exterior mirrors
light upred forappro ximately 1.5seconds
and then turnyellow.
Lane Keeping Assist Gene
ralnotes Lane
Keepi ngAssist monitors thearea infront
of you rvehicle bymeans ofmultifu nctioncam-
era 0043which isattached behindthetop ofthe
windshi eld.Lane Keepi ngAssist detects lane
markings onthe road andcanwarn youbefore
you leaveyou rlane unintentionally .
This function isavai lablein the range betwee n
40 mph and120 mph (60km/h and
200 km/h).
A warning maybegiven ifafront wheel passes
over alane marking. Itwil lwarn youbymeans
of intermittent vibrationin the steering wheel
for upto1.5 seconds .
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
Lane Keepi ngAssist cannot always clearl y
detect lanemarkings. 186
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In
such cases, LaneKeepi ngAssist can:
R give anunnecessary warning
R not give awarning
There isarisk ofan accident.
Alway spay particul arattention tothe traffic
situa tionandkeep within thelane, espe-
ciall yif Lane Keepi ngAssist alerts you . G
WARNING
The Lane Keepi ngAssist warning doesnot
return thevehicle tothe origina llane. There
is arisk ofan accident.
You shoul dalw ays steer, brakeoraccelera te
you rself, inparticul arifwarned byLane
Keepi ngAssist.
If you failtoada ptyou rdriving style,Lane
Keepi ngAssist canneither reducetherisk of
an accident noroverride thelawsof phys ics.
Lane Keepi ngAssist cannot takeintoaccount
the road, traffic andweather conditions. Lane
Keepi ngAssist ismerely anaid.You are
responsib lefor the distance tothe vehicle in
front, forvehicle speed,for braking ingood
time andforstayi nginyou rlane.
The Lane Keepi ngAssist doesnotkeep the
vehicle inthe lane.
The system maybeimpa iredormay notfunc-
tion if:
R there ispoor visibility,e.g. due toinsuffi-
cient illuminatio nof the road, ordue to
snow, rain,fogorspray
R there isglare ,e.g. from oncoming traffic,
the sun orreflection fromother vehicle s
(e.g. ifthe road surface iswet)
R the windshi eldisdirty, fogged up,dama ged
or covered, forinstance byasticker, inthe
vicinity ofthe camera
R there arenoorseveral unclearlane mark-
ings forone lane, e.g.roadw orks
R the lane markings areworn away,dark or
covered up,e.g. bydirt orsnow
R the distance tothe vehicle infront istoo
short andthus thelane markings cannotbe
detected
R the lane markings changequickly, e.g.lanes
branch off,cross oneanother ormerge R
the road isnarrow andwindi ng
R there arehighl yvaria bleshade conditions
on the roadw ay
Swi tching onLane Keeping Assist
X Switch onActive LaneKeepi ngAssist using
the on-board computer; todo so, select
Standard Standard
orAdaptive Adaptive
(Ypage 186).
If you drive atspeed sabove 40mph
(60 km/h) andlane markings aredetected,
the lines inthe assis tance graphi care
shown ingreen (Ypage 197). LaneKeepi ng
Assist isready foruse.
If Standard Standard
isselected, nowarning vibration
occurs if:
R you have switched onthe turn signal .In this
event, thewarnings aresupp ressed fora
certain periodoftime.
R adriving safetysystem intervenes, e.g.ABS,
BAS orESP ®
.
When Adaptive Adaptive
isselected, nowarning vibra-
tion occurs if:
R you have switched onthe turn signal .In this
event, thewarnings aresupp ressed fora
certain periodoftime.
R adriving safetysystem intervenes, e.g.ABS,
BAS orESP ®
.
R you accelera tehard, e.g.kickdown.
R you brake hard.
R you steer actively ,e.g. swerve toavoid an
obstacle orchange lanesquickly.
R you cutthe corner onasharp bend.
In order thatyouarewarned onlywhen neces-
sary andingood timeifyou cross thelane
marking, thesystem detects certaincondi-
tions andwarns youaccordingly .
The warning vibrationoccurs earlierif:
R you appro achtheouter lanemarking ona
bend
R the road hasvery widelanes, e.g.afreewa y
R the system detects solidlanemarkings
The warning vibrationoccurs laterif:
R the road hasnarrow lanes.
R you cutthe corner onabend Drivi
ngsystems
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Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
If you oper ateinform ation syst ems andcom-
mun ication equipm entint egr atedin the
veh iclewhen driving,you may bedist racted
fr om thetraff icsit uati on.You could also
lose control oftheveh icle. Ther eis aris kof
an acc iden t.
On lyoper atethis equipm entwhen thetraff ic
sit uati onper mits.Ifyou arenotsur eth at
th is ispos sible ,park theveh iclepayin g
att ention totraff icco nd ition sand oper ate
th eequipm entwhen theveh icleis stati on-
ary.
You must observeth elegal require men tsfor
th eco unt ryinwhic hyou arecurren tly driv ing
when operating theon -board comput er. G
WAR
NING
If th eins trumen tclus terhas faile dor mal-
fun ction ed, you may notrec ogn izefunction
res trict ion sin syst ems relevantto saf ety.
The oper ating safetyof your vehiclemay be
impa ired.Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
Dr ive oncar eful ly.Hav eth eveh iclech ecke d
at aqualif iedspec ialist workshop immedi-
ate ly.
The on-board comput eronlysho wsmes sage s
or warn ingsfrom certain syst ems inthemult i-
fun ction disp lay.You should there foremak e
sur eyour vehicleis oper ating safely atall
ti mes .
If th eoper ating safetyof your vehicleis
impa ired,pull overas soo nas itis saf eto do
so. Con tacta qualif iedspec ialist workshop.
Fo ran ove rview, seetheins trumen tpan el
illust ration (Ypage 32). Disp
laysand oper ation Inst
rumen tclus terligh ting
The lightsen sor intheins trumen tclus terauto -
mat icallyco ntrol sth ebrig htne ss ofthemult i-
fun ction disp lay.Indayligh t,th edisp lays inthe
ins trumen tclus terare notillum inated. The
lighting intheins trumen tclus ter, in the
disp lays andtheco ntrol sin theveh icleint erior
can beadjust edusin gth ebrig htne ss control
kn ob.
The brightne ss control knob isloc ate don the
bot tom leftof theins trumen tclus ter
(Y page 32).
X Turn thebrig htne ss control knob clockwise
or count er-clo ckwise.
If th eligh tswit chisset tothe0058, 0060or
0058 position ,th ebrig htne ss isdepe ndent
upon thebrig htne ss oftheambi entligh t. Sp
eedom eterwith segm ents
The spee dometer ison lydivi ded intoseg -
men tsinveh icles wit hAc tive Distanc eAs sist
DI ST RONI C.
The segmen tsinthespee dometer ind icat e
whic hspee dran geisavaila ble.
R Ac tive Distanc eAs sist DIST RONI Cact ivat ed
(Y page 158):
On eor two segmen tsintheset spee dran ge
ligh tup.
R Ac tive Distanc eAs sist DIST RONI Cdet ects a
veh iclein fron tmov ingmor eslow lythan the
st ore dspee d:
The segmen tsbet ween thespee dof the
veh iclein fron tand thest ore dspee dligh t
up. Ta
chom eter
! Do
notdriv ein theove rrevv ing range, as
th is co uld damag eth een gin e.
The redbandin thetac hom eter ind icat esthe
en gin e's overrevv ing range.
The engin eis limi tedwit hin aran getopro tect
th een gin ewhen thered bandis reac hed. Out
sidetem peratur edis pla y
You should pay spec ialattention toroad con-
dit ion swhen tempe ratures arearoun dfreez ing
poin t.
Bea rin min dth at theout side tempe rature dis-
play indicat esthete mpe rature meas uredand
does notrec ord theroad tempe rature. 188
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laysand oper ationOn- boar dcomp uter and displa ys

The
outside temperat uredisplay isin the mul-
tifunc tiondisplay (Ypage 191).
There isashort delay before achange inout-
side temperat ureappears inthe multifunct ion
display . Coolant
temperaturegauge G
WARNIN
G
Opening thehood when theengine isover-
heated orwhen thereisafire inthe engine
compart mentcould expose youtohot gases
or other service products. Thereisarisk of
injury.
Let anoverheated enginecooldown before
opening thehood. Ifthere isafire inthe engine
compart ment,keep thehood closed
and cont actthe fire department .
! A
display message isshown ifthe coolant
temperat ureistoo high.
If the coolant temperat ureisover 248‡
(120 †),donot cont inue driving. The
engine willotherwise bedamaged.
The coolant temperat uregage isin the instr u-
ment cluster onthe right- hand side
(Y page 32).
The Hmarking inthe coolant temperat ure
gauge correspon dstoacoolant temperat ure
of approximately 248‡(120 †).
Under normal operating conditionsandatthe
correc tcoolant level,thecoolant temperat ure
gauge mayrisetothe Hmarking. Opera
tingtheon-board computer
Overview 0043
Multifunct iondisplay
0044 Right controlpanel
0087 Left controlpanel
X To activat ethe on-board computer:turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047inthe ignition lock.
You cancont rolthe multifunct iondisplay andthesettings inthe on-board computer usingthe
button son the multifunct ionsteerin gwheel. Displays
andoperat ion
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Left
contr olpa nel 0059
0065 R
Calls upthemen uand men ubar 0063
0064 Pr
ess briefly:
R Sc rolls inlist s
R Sele ctsa subme nuorfun ction
R In theAud io Aud
iomen u:selec tstheprev ious ornex tst atio n,when thepres et
list orstatio nlist isact ive, oran audio track orvideo scene
R In theTel Tel
(telepho ne)men u:swit chesto thephon ebook andselec tsa
nam eor telephon enum ber 0063
0064 Pr
ess and hold :
R In theAud io Aud
iomen u:selec tsapres etlist orast atio nlist inthedesir edfre-
quen cyran ge, oran audio track orvideo sceneusin grapid scrollin g
R In theTel Tel
(Telep hone)men u:start srapid scrollin gif th ephon ebook is
open 0076 R
Conf irmsth eselec tionor display message
R In theTel Tel
(Telep hone)men u:swit chesto thetel ephon ebook andstart s
dialin gth eselec tednum ber 0038 Pr
ess briefly:
R Bac k
R Vehic leswith Audio 20:swit chesoff voic e-operat edcon trol for nav igat ion
(see theman ufacturer'soper atingins truct ions)
R Vehic leswith COMA ND:swit chesoff theVoic eCont rolSyst em(see the
separ ateoper atingins truct ions)
R Hide sdisplay messages orcalls upthelast Trip Tri
pmen ufun ction used
R Exits thephon ebook /redial memory 0038 Pr
ess and hold :
R Calls upthest andar ddisplay intheTri p Tri
pmen u Righ
tcontr olpa nel 00E3 R
Vehic leswith Audio 20:
Swit cheson voic e-operat edcon trol for nav igat ion(see theman ufacturer's
oper atingins truct ions)
R Vehic leswith COMA ND:
Swit chesoff theVoic eCont rolSyst em(see thesepar ateoper atingins truc-
tio ns) 0063 R
Mut e 00810082 R
Adju ststhe volum e 19
0 Di
spl ays and operatio nOn-bo ard computer anddisplay s