2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV fuel

The
selected unitofmeasurement fordistance
applies to:
R Digital speedometer inthe Trip Trip
menu
R Odometer andthetrip odometer
R Trip computer
R Current fuelconsumpt ionand approximate
range
R Navigation instructions inthe Navi Navi
menu
R Cruise control
R Act ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC
R ASS YST PLUS service intervaldisplay
Switching theadditional speedometer
on/off
If the additional speedometer isswitched on,
the speed isshown inthe status barinthe
multifunct iondisplay instead ofthe outside
temperat ure. The
speed display 0043isan alternativ eto your
speedometer.
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theSett. Sett.
menu.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Instrument Cluster Instrument
Clustersubmenu.
X Press 0076toconf irm.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Speedometer [km/h] Speedometer
[km/h]orSpeedometer Speedometer
[mph] [mph]
function.
You willsee theselected setting: On On
orOff Off.
X Press the0076 button tosave thesetting.
Selecting permanent display
The Permanent Display: Permanent
Display:functionallows you
to choose whether themultifunct iondisplay
alway sshows theoutside temperat ureorthe
speed. The
speed display
0043isan alternativ eto your
speedometer.
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theSett. Sett.
menu.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Instrument Cluster Instrument
Clustersubmenu.
X Press 0076toconf irm.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Permanent Display: Permanent
Display:function.
The current setting, Outside Temperature Outside
Temperature
or Speedometer [km/h] Speedometer
[km/h]/Speedomete r Speedometer
[mph] [mph],
appears.
X Press the0076 button tosave thesetting.
Lights Switching
thedayt imerunning lamps
on/off
This funct ionisnot availabl ein Canada.
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theSett. Sett.
menu.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Light Light
submenu.
X Press 0076toconf irm.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Daytime RunningLights Daytime
RunningLightsfunction.
If the Daytime RunningLights Daytime
RunningLightsfunction
has been switched on,the multifunct iondis-
play shows thecone oflight andthe0086
symbol inorange.
X Press the0076 button tosave thesetting.
Further informationondaytime runninglamps
(Y page 102).
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ingthe automat ic
door locking mechanism
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theSett. Sett.
menu.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Vehicle Vehicle
submenu. Menus
andsubmenus
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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 00D5 The
reison lyaver ysma llamou ntoffuel inthefuel tank.
X Refue lat thene ares tgas stati on without fail. 00D4
Gas CapLoose Gas
CapLoose The
fuel filler cap isno tclo sed correc tly or thefuel systemisleak -
ing .
X Chec kth at thefuel filler cap isco rrec tly clo sed .
If th efu el fill er cap isnot correctly closed :
X Clos eth efuel filler cap .
If th efu el fill er cap iscor rectly closed :
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Dri
ving system s Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 00AD
Att ention Assist: Att
ention Assist:
Tak eaBre ak! Tak
eaBre ak! Bas
edon certain criteri a,AT TENTI ON ASSIST has detectedfat igue
or alack ofconcen trati on onthepart ofthedri ver .A warn ingtone
also soun ds.
X Ifne cessar y,tak eabre ak.
Dur ing longjo urn eys, takereg ular breaks ingoo dtime soyou get
en ough rest. 00AD
Att ention Assist Att
ention Assist
Ino perative Ino
perative AT
TENTI ON ASSIST isino per ative.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 00C6
Ino perative Ino
perative DS
R(D own hillSpeed Regulat ion)is deac tivat ed due toamalf unc-
ti on .
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 00D9
Off Off The
HOLD function isdeac tivat ed. The vehicleis sk iddin g.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
X Reac tivat eth eHO LD function later (Y page 166). The
HOLD function isdeac tivat ed. Whe nth ebrak epedal isfirmly
depr essed, anact ivat ion cond ition isno tfulf illed .
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
X Chec kth eact ivat ion cond ition sfor theHO LD function
(Y page 166). 220
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Engine
Wa
rning/
ind icat or
lam p 00510051
Signa lty pe
Possi blecauses/cons equences and0050 0050
Solu tions 00B9
0051
The yellow CheckEn gin ewarn inglamp lightsup while theeng ineisrun ning.
Ther emay beamalf unction,for exam ple:
R in theeng ineman agem ent
R in thefuel inject ion syst em
R in theexh aust system
R in theign ition syst em
R in thefuel system
The emis sion limit values maybeexc eeded andtheeng inemay beinemer -
gen cymod e.
X Visi ta qualifi edspec ialist workshop immediat ely.
i In
som est ate s,you must immediat elyvisita qualifi edspec ialist workshop
as soon astheyellow CheckEn gin ewarn inglamp lightsup. This isdue tothe
legal requirementsin eff ect inthese state s.Ifin doubt ,ch eck whet hersuch
legal regulati onsapply inthest ate inwhic hyou arecurren tlydriv ing. 00D4
0051
The yellow reservefuel warn inglamp lightsup while theeng ineisrun ning.
The fuel levelhas dropped intoth eres erveran ge.
X Refuel atthenear estgas statio n. 00D4
0051
The yellow reservefuel warn inglamp flashes while theveh icle isin mot ion.
In addit ion,th e00B9 CheckEn gin ewarn inglamp maylight up.
The fuel fillercap isno tclo sed correctlyorthefuel systemisleak ing.
X Chec kth at thefuel fillercap iscor rectlyclosed.
X Ifth efu el filler capisnot corr ectly closed :clo sethefuel fillercap.
X Ifth efu el filler capisclosed :visi ta qualifi edspec ialist workshop. 00AC
0051
The redcoolant warn inglamp lightsup while theeng ineisrun ningand the
coo lant temper aturegage isat thest art ofthesc ale.
The temper aturesen sor forthecoo lant temper aturegauge ismalf unctionin g.
The coolant temper atureis no longer bein gmon itored. Thereis arisk ofeng ine
damag eif th ecoo lant temper atureis toohigh .
X Pull overand stop theveh icle safe lyand switchoff theeng ine,payin gatt en-
tio nto road andtraff iccon dition s.Do notcon tinue driv ingunde rany circum -
st anc es.
X Sec ure theveh icle again stroll ing away (Ypage 145).
X Con sult aqualifi edspec ialist workshop. Wa
rning and indicat orlam psintheinst rumen tclust er
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Engine
compartm ent Hood
Imp ortant safety notes G
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If th ehood isunlat ched, itmay open up
when theveh icle isin mot ionand blockyour
view. Thereis arisk ofan acc iden t.
Nev erunlat chthehood while driving.Bef ore
ever ytrip, ens ure that thehood isloc ked. G
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When openingand closingth ehood ,it may
sudde nlyfall intoth eclo sed posit ion.Ther e
is arisk ofinjury topers onswith inran geof
mov emen tof thehood .
Open andclosethehood onlywhen noone
is with inits ran geofmov emen t. G
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Open ingthehood when theeng ineisove r-
heat edorwhen there isafir ein theeng ine
com partmen tcoul dexp ose you tohot gases
or other servicepro duct s.Ther eis arisk of
inj ury.
Let anove rheatedeng inecoo ldown before
open ingthehood .If th ere isafir ein the
eng inecom partmen t,ke ep thehood closed
and contactth efir edepar tment . G
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The enginecom partmen tcon tain smov ing
com ponents.Cert aincom ponents,suc has
th eradiat orfan ,may continue torun orstart
again sudde nlywhen theign ition isoff .
Ther eis arisk ofinjury.
If you needto do any work inside theeng ine
com partmen t:
R swit choff theign ition
R nev erreac hint oth earea whereth ere isa
risk ofdang erfrom mov ingcom ponents,
suc has thefan rotatio narea R
rem ove jewelry andwatc hes
R ke ep items ofclo thing and hair, forexam -
ple, away from mov ingpart s G
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The ignition syst emand thefuel inject ion
syst emwork underhigh voltage. Ifyou
to uch com ponentswhic hare unde rvolt age,
you couldget anelec tric shoc k.Ther eis a
risk ofinjury.
Nev ertouch com ponentsof theign ition sys-
te m or fuel inject ion syst emwhen theign i-
tio nis swit ched on.
To ens ure theflow offresh airthroug hth eair
ven tsint oth eveh icle interio r,please observe
th efoll owin gno tes(Y page 123):
Open ingthehood G
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Cert aincom ponentsin theeng inecom part-
men t,suc has theeng ine,radiat orand parts
of theexh aust system, canbecome very
hot .Wor kingin theeng inecom partmen t
pose sa risk ofinjury.
Wher eposs ible, lettheeng inecoo ldown
and touch onlythecom ponentsdesc ribedin
th efoll owin g. G
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When thehood isopen andthewind shield
wiper sare setinmot ion,you can beinjured
by thewiper linkage. Thereis arisk ofinjury.
Always switchoff thewind shieldwiper sand
th eign ition befo reopen ingthehood .
! Mak
esure that thewind shieldwiper sare
no tfold edaway from thewind shield.You
coul dot her wise damag eth ewind shieldwip-
ers orthehood . 274
Engine
compartm entMa intenance andcare

Tire
pres sure notreac hed If
apre ssu reof180 kPa(1.8 bar/26 psi)ha s
not been atta inedaf ter fivemin utes:
X Swi tch offthe tire inflation comp ressor .
X Unsc rewthefillerhos efro mthe valve ofthe
fa ulty tire .
Note thattire sealant ma yesc apewh en you
uns crew thefillerhos e.
X US Aon ly:ver yslow lydri ve the vehiclefor -
wa rds orrev ers eap pro xim ately30 ft
(10 m).
X Pu mp upthe tire again.
After ama xim um offivemi nute sthe tire
pre ssu remu stbe atleas t180 kPa(1.8 bar/
26 psi). G
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If the required tire pressu reisnot reache d
af ter the speci fiedtim e,the tire istoo badly
da ma ged. The tiresealant cann otrep airthe
tire inthi sins tance .Dam aged tire sand a
tire pressu retha tis too low can signi ficantl y
im pairthe vehicle'sbra king anddrivin g
cha racteri stics. The reisaris kof acc ident.
Do not conti nuedrivin g.Co ntact aqu alifi ed
sp eci alistwo rksh op.
Tire pres sure reached G
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A tire temp orarilyse aled with tire sealant
im pairs the vehicle'sdri vin gcha racteri stics
and isnot suita ble for drivin gat highe r
sp ee ds.The reisaris kof an acc ident.
Ada ptyour drivin gsty leacc ordinglyand
dri ve car efully. Do not exce edthe maxim um
pe rmi ssible sp ee dfor atire sealed with tire
se alant.
US Aon ly:The maxim um permi ssible sp ee d
for atire sealed with tire sealant is50 mph
(80 km/h ).The upperpa rtof the TIREFIT
sti cker mustbe affix ed tothe instrument clus-
ter inthe driver 'sfie ldof vis ion. If
atire pressu reof180 kPa(1.8 bar/26 psi)
ha sbe en atta inedaf ter fivemi nute s:
X Swi tch offthe tire inflatio ncomp ressor .
X Unsc rewthefillerhos efro mthe valve ofthe
fa ulty tire .
Note thattire sealant mayes cap ewh en you
uns crew thefillerhos e.
X US Aon ly:Stow thetire sealant bottle and
the tire inflatio ncomp ressor .
X Pul law ayimme diately.
X Stop after drivin gfor appro xim atelyten
mi nute sand checkthe tire pressu rewith
the tire inflatio ncomp ressor .
The tirepressu remu stnow beatleas t
130 kPa(1.3 bar/19 psi). G
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If the required tire pressu reisnot reached
afte rdri ving forasho rtper iod,the tire istoo
ba dlyda mag ed.The tiresealant cannot
rep airthe tire inthis insta nce. Dama ged
tire sand atire pressu rethat istoo low can
sig nifi cantl yimp airthe vehi cle'sbra king and
dri ving characte ristics. Thereisaris kof
acci dent.
Do not continu edri ving .Co ntact aqu alifi ed
spe cialist wo rksho p.
i USA
only: Incase ssu ch asthe one men-
tione dab ove, contact anauthori zed
Merce des-Benz Center. Orcall
1-800-FOR -MERCedes(in the USA) or
1-800-38 7-0100(in Ca nad a).
X USA only: Corre ctthe tire pressu reifit is
stil lat leas t130 kPa(1.3 bar/19 psi).See
the Tire and Loading Infor mationplaca rdon
the driver' sside B-pi llar or the tire pressu re
tab lein the fuelfil lerfla pfor values.
X To incre ase thetire pres sure :sw itch on
the tire inflation comp ressor . 29
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at tireBreakdo wnassis tan ce

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WARNING
During thechargi ngprocess ,a battery produceshydrogen gas.Ifashort circuitoccurs or
spar ksare created ,the hydrogen gascan ignite. Thereisarisk ofan explo sion.
R Make surethattheposi tive terminal ofaconnected batterydoesnotcome intocontact with
vehicl eparts.
R Never placemetal objects ortools onabattery .
R Itis impor tantthatyouobse rvethe descri bedorder ofthe battery terminal swhen connect-
ing and disconnecting abattery .
R When jump-starting, makesurethatthebattery poleswith identical polarityareconnected.
R Itis particu larlyimpor tanttoobse rvethe descri bedorder whenconnecting anddisconnect-
ing the jumper cables.
R Never connect ordisconnect thebattery terminal swhi lethe engine isrunning. G
WARNING
A discha rgedbattery canfreeze attempera turesbelow freezing point.Whenjump-starting the
vehicl eor chargi ngthe battery ,gase scan escap efrom thebattery .There isarisk ofan explo -
sion.
Allow thefrozen battery tothaw outbefore chargingitor jump-starting.
! Avoid
repeatedand lengthy starting attempts. Otherwise,the catal yticconverter couldbe
dama gedbythe non-combusted fuel.
If the indica tor/warni nglamp sdo not light up inthe instrument clusteratlow tempera tures,itis
very likelythat thedischa rgedbattery hasfrozen. Inthis case youmay neither jump-start the
vehicl enor charge thebattery .Let the battery thawfirst.Theservice lifeofathawe d-outbattery
may beshorter. Thestarting characteristics canbeimpa ired,particu larlyat low tempera tures.
Have thethawe d-outbattery checked ataqua lified speci alist worksho p.
Do not start thevehicl eusi ng arapi dchargi ngdevi ce.Ifyou rvehicl e'sbattery isdischa rged,the
engine canbejump-started fromanother vehicleor from asecond batteryusing jumper cables.
Observe thefollowi ngpoints:
R The battery isnot accessi bleinall vehicl es.Ifthe other vehicle'sbattery isnot accessi ble,
jump-start thevehicl eusi ng asecond batteryorajump-starting device.
R You may onlyjump-start thevehicl ewhen theengine andexhau stsystem arecold.
R Do not start theengine ifthe battery isfrozen. Letthe battery thawfirst.
R Only jump-start frombatterie swith a12 Vvoltag erating.
R Only usejumper cablesthat arenot dama gedand have asuffi cient cross-section andinsul a-
ted terminal clamps.
R Make surethatthetwo vehicl esdo not touch.
Make surethat:
R The jumper cablesare not dama ged.
R Non-insul atedparts ofthe terminal clampsdo not come intocontact withother metal parts
whi lethe jumper cablesare connected tothe battery .
R The jumper cablescannot comeintocontact withparts thatcanmove whentheengine isrun-
ning, suchasthe V-belt pulley orthe fan.
X Secure thevehicl eby app lying the electric parkingbrake.
X Shift thetransmissi ontoposi tion 005D.
X Turn theSmartKey toposi tion 005Ainthe ignitio nlock andremove it. Jump-star
ting
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Imp
ortant safety notes G
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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
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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
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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