2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV engine oil

The
wear pattern son the front andrear tires
differ, depending onthe operating conditions.
Rotate thewheels beforeaclear wearpattern
has formed onthe tires. Fronttires typically
wear more onthe shoulders andtherear tires
in the cent er.
On vehicles thathave thesame sizefront and
rear wheels, youcan rotat ethe wheels accord-
ing tothe inter valsinthe tire manufact urer's
warranty bookinyour vehicle document s.Ifno
warranty bookisavailabl e,the tires should be
rotat edevery 3,000 to6,000 miles(5,000 to
10,00 0km). Dependin gon tire wear, thismay
be required earlier.Donot change thedirec-
tion ofwheel rotation.
Clean thecont actsurfaces ofthe wheel and
the brake discthoroughly everytimeawheel
is rotat ed.Check thetire pressure and,ifnec-
essary, restartthetire pressure losswarning
system (Canada only)orthe tire pressure
monit or(USA only). Direction
ofrota tion
Tires withaspecified directionofrotat ionhave
additional benefits,e.g. ifthere isarisk of
hydroplaning. Theseadvantages canonly be
gained ifthe tires areinstalled correspon ding
to the direction ofrotat ion.
An arrow onthe sidewall ofthe tire indicates
its correc tdirection ofrotat ion. Storing
wheels
Stor ewheels thatarenot being usedinacool,
dry and preferably darkplace. Protectthe tires
from oil,grease, gasoline anddiesel. Mounting
awheel
Prepa ringthevehicle X
Stop thevehicle onsolid, non-slippery and
level ground.
X Apply theelectric parking brakemanually.
X Bring thefront wheels intothestraight-
ahead position.
X Shift thetrans mission toposition 005D.
X Switch offthe engine. 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
0092. This isthe same as“key removed”.
X Vehicles
withKEYL ESS-GO start-func-
tion orKEYL ESS-GO: removetheStart /
Stop button fromtheignition lock
(Y page 125).
X Make surethattheengine cannotbe start ed
via your smartphon e(Y page 84).
X Ifincluded inthe vehicle equipment, remove
the tire- change toolkitfrom thevehicle.
X Safeguard thevehicle against rollingaway
(Y page 145).
i Apart
fromcertaincount ry-specific varia-
tions, thevehicles arenot equipped witha
tire- change toolkit.Some toolsforchanging
a wheel arespecific tothe vehicle. Formore
inform ationonwhich toolsarerequired to
perform awheel change onyour vehicle,
consult aqualified specialist workshop.
Necessary tire-changing toolscaninclude,
for example:
R Jack
R Wheel chock
R Lug wrench
Securing thevehicle toprevent itfrom
rolling away If
your vehicle isequipped withawheel chock,
it can befound inthe tire- change toolkit
(Y page 288).
The folding wheelchock isan additional safety
measure toprevent thevehicle fromrolling
away ,for example whenchanging awheel. Changing
awheel
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data
isdifferen tfor every vehicle andcan
deviate fromthedata shown here.Youcan
find thedata applicable toyour vehicle on
the vehicle identification plate. Vehicle
identification number(VIN) X
Slide theright -handfron tseat toits rear-
most position .
X Fold floor cover ing0043upwards.
You willsee VIN 0044.
The VINcanalso befound onthe vehicle iden-
tific ation plate(Ypage 334).
The VINcanalso befound atthe lower edgeof
the windshield (Ypage 335). Engine
number 0043
Emiss ioncontrol infor mation plate,includ-
ing the cert ification ofboth federal and
Californian emissionsstan dards
0044 VIN (onthe lower edgeofthe windshield)
0087 Engine number (stamped intothe cran k-
case) Service
product sand filling capaci-
ties Impor
tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
Serv iceproduct smay bepoisonous andhaz-
ardous tohealth. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Comply withinstruct ions onthe use, storage
and disposal ofservic eproduct son the
labels ofthe respect iveoriginal container s.
Always storeservic eproduct ssealed intheir
original container s.Always keepservic e
product sout ofthe reach ofchildren . H
Environm
entalnote
Dispose ofservic eproduct sin an envir on-
ment allyrespon siblemann er.
Serv iceproduct sinclude thefollowing:
R Fuels
R Lubrican ts(e.g. engin eoil, tran smission oil)
R Coolant
R Brak efluid
R Windshield washerfluid
R Climate control system refrigerant
Componen tsand servic eproduct smust
matc h.Only useproduct srecom mended by
Mercedes -Benz.Damage whichiscaused by
the use ofproduct swhich havenotbeen rec-
ommen dedisnot cover edbythe Mercedes -
Ben zwarrant yor goodwill gestures.Product s
approved byMercedes -Benzare listed inthis
Operator 'sManual inthe appropriate section.
Inf ormat ionontest edand approved products
can beobtained ataMercedes -BenzServ ice
Center oron the Internet at
htt p:// bevo.m ercedes- benz.com.
You canrecogniz eserv iceproduc tsapprove d
by Merc edes- Benzby the followin ginsc ription
on the contain ers:
R MB- Freigabe (e.g.MB-Freigabe 229.51)
R MB- Appr oval(e.g. MB-Appr oval229.51)
Oth erdesign ationsor rec omme ndations indi-
cat ealevel ofquality oraspecif ication in
acco rdanc ewith anMB Shee tNumber (e.g.
MB 229 .5).They have notnecessarily been
approve dby Merc edes- Benz. Serv
iceproduct sand filling capacities
335Technical data Z

Engine
oil
Gener alnot es !
Do
notuse engineoiloran oilfilter with
spec ificatio nsdevi atingfrom those
exp ressly requi redforthepres cribed service
int erv als. Donotch ang eth eeng ineoiloroil
filt er inord erto set repl acem entinterv als
lon ger than those pres cribed. Thiscould
ot her wise causedamag eto theeng ineor
exh aust gasaftert reat men t.
Fol low theins truct ionson theser viceint er-
val displ ayfor chang ingtheeng ineoil.This
coul dot her wise causedamag eto the
eng ineorexh aust gasaftert reat men t.
When handlingeng ineoil,obse rveth eimpo r-
tan tsafe tyno teson servicepro duct s
(Y page 335).
The engineoils aremat ched totheperf orm-
anc eof Mer cedes-Ben zeng inesand service
int erv als. You shoul dth eref oreonlyuse engine
oils and oilfilters that are appro vedforveh i-
cle swith main tenan cesyst ems .
For alist ofappro vedengineoils and oilfilters ,
con sult anauth orizedMer cedes-Ben zCent er.
Or visi tth ewebsit e
ht tp :/ /be vo.mer cedes-ben z.com .
The tablesho wswhic heng ineoils have been
appro vedforyour vehicle. Mod
el MB
-Freigab eor
MB -Ap proval All
mod els 22
9.5 Use
onlySA E0W- 40orSA E5W- 40eng ineoils
for Mer cedes-AM Gveh icles.
i MB
appro valisind icat edon theoil con -
tain ers. Filling
capacit ies The
followin gvalues referto an eng ineoil
ch ang e,inc ludin gth eoil filter. Mod
el Cap
acity Mer
cedes ‑AMG vehicles 5.
8US qt(5.5l) All
oth ermod els 5.
9US qt(5.6l) Add
itives !
Do
notuse anyaddit ivesintheeng ineoil.
This coulddamag eth eeng ine. Br
ak eflu id G
WAR
NING
The brak efluid constant lyabsor bsmois ture
fr om theair. This lower sth eboilin gpoin tof
th ebrak efluid. Ifth eboilin gpoin tof the
brak efluid istoolow, vapo rpoc kets may
for minthebrak esyst emwhen thebrak es
are applied hard.This would impair braking
eff icie ncy.Ther eis arisk ofan acc iden t.
You shoul dhave thebrak efluid renewed at
th espec ified interv als.
When handlingbrak efluid, observeth eimpo r-
tan tsafe tyno teson servicepro duct s
(Y page 335).
The brak efluid chang eint erv als can befoun d
in theMain tenan ceBoo klet.
On lyuse brak efluid appro vedbyMer cedes-
Ben zin acc ordanc ewith MB-Freigabe orMB-
App roval33 1.0.
In for mat ionabout approvedbrak efluid canbe
obt aine dat any qualifi edspec ialist workshop
or on theIn te rn et at
ht tp :/ /be vo.mer cedes-ben z.com .
i Hav
eth ebrak efluid regularly replaced ata
qualifi edspec ialist workshop andthe
repl acem entconfirmed intheMain tenan ce
Boo klet. 338
Ser
vice produ ctsand fillin gcap acit iesTech nical data

Coolan
t
Imp ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
If ant ifreez ecom esintocon tactwit hhot
com ponents intheen gin ecom partmen t,it
may ignite.Ther eis aris kof fireand injury.
Let theen gin ecoo ldown before you add
ant ifreez e.Mak esure that ant ifreez eis no t
spille dne xt to thefille rne ck.Thor oughl y
cle an theant ifreez efrom com ponents
bef ore start ing theen gin e.
! On
lyadd coolant that has been premixed
wit hth edesir edant ifreez epro tection .You
coul dot her wise damag eth een gin e.
You canfindaddit ionalno teson thecoo lant
in thefoll owin gplac es:
R in theMer cedes-Ben zSpe cificat ionsfor
Ser vicePro duct s,MB BeV o31 0.1
- on theIn te rn et at
ht tp :/ /be vo.mer cedes-ben z.com
- on theMer cedes-Ben zBeV oapp
R aqualif iedspec ializedwork shop
! Always
useasuit able coolant mixture,
eve nin coun tries wher ehigh temper atures
prev ail.
Ot her wise, theen gin ecoo lingsyst emisno t
suff iciently pro tected from corrosion and
ove rheatin g.
i Hav
eth ecoo lant regularly replaced ata
qualif iedspec ialist workshopand the
repl acem entcon firmed intheMain tenan ce
Boo klet.
Comp lywit hth eimpo rtant safe tyno tesfor
ser vicepro duct swhen handlingcoo lant
(Y page 335).
The coolant isamix tureof wate rand corro-
sion inhibit or/ antifreez econ centrate .It per-
for ms thefoll owin gtas ks:
R ant i-corr osio npro tection
R ant ifreez epro tection
R rais ingtheboilin gpoin t
If th ecoo lant hasantifreez epro tection down
to -35‡ (-3 7†), theboilin gpoin tof thecoo l-
ant durin goper ationis appro ximately26 6‡
(13 0†) . Th
eant ifreez econ centrate /corr osio ninh ibit or
con centratio nin theeng inecoo ling system
shoul d:
R be atleast 50%. This willprot ecttheeng ine
coo ling systemagain stfreez ing down to
appro ximately-35‡ (-3 7†)
R no texc eed 55%(ant ifreez eprot ection down
to -49‡ [-4 5†]). Other wise, heatwillnot
be diss ipatedaseffect ively
Mer cedes-Ben zrec omm endsa coo lant orcor -
ros ion inhibit or/ antifreez econ centrate in
acc ordan cewith
MB Specificat ionsfor ServicePro duct s31 0.1.
i When
thevehicle isfirst delivered, itis fil-
led with acoolant mixturethat ensures ade-
quate antifreezeandanti- corrosion protec -
tion.
i The
coolant ischeck edwith every mainte-
nanc einter valataqualified specialist work-
shop.
Filling capacit ies Model Capacit
y Mercedes
‑AMG
vehicles Approx
.12. 6US qt
(11. 9l) Al
lot her models Approx.
8.2USqt
(7.8 l) Windshi
eldwashe rsystem
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
Windsh ieldwa sher concentrate ishigh ly
flamm able.Ifwind shieldwa sher concentrate
gets onto hotcomponents ofthe engine or
the exhau stsystem ,it can ignite. Thereisa
risk offire and injury .
Make surethatwind shieldwa sher concen-
trate isnot spilled inthe vicinity ofthe filler
neck.
! Only
MBSummerFi tand MBWinterFit
wa sher fluidshou ldbe mixed together. The
spra ynozzles mayotherwi sebecome
blocked . Servi
ceproducts andfilling capaci ties
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