2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV light

Deact
ivating/a ctivating ESP ® X
To act ivateSPO RThand ling mode: briefly
pre ssbut ton0043.
The 0074 SPORT handlingmod ewarn ing
lamp intheinst rum entclu ster ligh tsup. The
SPO RThandling mode SPO
RThandling modemes sage appearsin
th emult ifunction disp lay.
X To
dea ctivate SPO RThand ling mode:
bri eflypre ssbut ton0043.
The 0074 SPORT handlingmod ewarn ing
lamp intheinst rum entclu ster goe sout .
X To dea ctivate ESP ®
:pre ssbut ton0043 until
th e00BB ESP®
OF Fwarn ing lamp lightsup
in theinst rum entclu ster.
The 00E5 OFF OFF
message appearsinthemult i-
fun ction disp lay.
X To act ivateESP ®
:bri eflypre ssbut ton0043.
The 00BB ESP®
OF Fwarn ing lamp inthe
in st rum entclu ster goe sout .The 00E5 ESP®
ON ON
mes sage appearsinthemult ifunction
disp lay.
Cha racte rist ics ofact ivatedSPO RThan-
dl ing mode
If SP ORT handlingmod eis act ivat edand one
or mor ewhee lsstart tospin ,th e00E5 ESP®
warn ing lamp intheinst rum entclu ster flas hes .
ES P®
on lystabiliz estheveh icleto alimi ted
deg ree.
Whe nSP ORT handlingmod eis act ivat ed:
R ES P®
on lyimp rovesdrivin gst abilit yto a
limi teddeg ree.
R Tra ction control isstill act ivat ed.
R The engin e's torque ison lyres trict ed toa
limi teddeg ree and thedri ve whee lsmay
st art tospin . The
spinning ofthewhee lsres ultsin acut -
ti ng act ion forbet tertr act ion onloos esur fa-
ce s.
R ES P®
still pro vides supp ortwhen youbrak e
fir mly.
Cha racte rist ics when ESP®
is dea ctiva-
te d
If ES P®
is deac tivat ed and oneor mor ewhee ls
st art tospin ,th e00E5 ESP®
warn ing lamp in
th einst rum entclu ster doe sno tflas h.Insuc h
sit uat ions,ES P®
will notst abiliz eth eveh icle.
If you deac tivat eES P®
:
R ES P®
no longer improvesdrivin gst abilit y.
R En gin eto rque isno longer limitedand the
dri ve whee lsare able tospin .
The spinning ofthewhee lsres ultsin acut -
ti ng act ion forbet tertr act ion onloos esur fa-
ce s.
R Tra ction control isstill act ivat ed.
R Ac tive Brake Assis tis no longer avail able;
no ris itact ivat edifyou brak efir mly with
ass istanc efrom ESP®
.
R ES P®
still pro vides supp ortwhen youbrak e
fir mly.
Off -road ESP® An
ESP®
syst emspecifica llysuit edtooff-roa d
te rrain isact ivat edaut oma tical lyon ce theof f-
roa dpro gramisact ivat ed(Ypage 170).
Of froad ESP®
inte rven es wit hadelay ifth ere
is ove rste eri ng orund ersteeri ng,th us imp rov-
in g tract ion.
ESP ®
trail er stabi lization Gen
eral inf orma tion
If your vehicle/ trailer combi nation beginsto
swer ve,ESP®
ass istsyou inthis sit uat ion.
ES P®
slo ws theveh icledown bybrak ing and
limi ting theen gin eout put untilth eveh icle/
tr ailer combi nation has stabiliz ed.
Imp ortant saf etynot es G
WAR
NING
If roa dand weat hercond ition sare poor,
tr ailer stabiliz ation will notbe able topre -
ven tth eveh icle/ trailer combi nation from 66
Dri
ving safet ysys temsSaf ety

Smar
tKey Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If children areleft unsupervised inthe vehi-
cle, they could:
R operate thevehicle's equipment
Additionally, childrencouldsetthe vehicle in
motion if,for example, they:
R release theparking brake
R shift theautomatic transmissionoutof
park position 005D
R start theengine
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
Never leavechildren oranimals unattended
in the vehicle.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
SmartK eywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applie sfor the Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect. G
WARNING
If you attach heavyorlarge object sto the
SmartK ey,the SmartK eycould beuninten -
tionally turnedinthe ignition lock.This
could cause theengine tobe switched off.
There isarisk ofan accident.
Do not attach anyheavy orlarge object sto
the SmartK ey.Remove anybulky keyrings
before insertin gthe SmartK eyinto theigni-
tion lock.
! Keep
theSmartK eyaway fromstrongmag-
netic fields. Otherwise, theremote control
funct ioncould beaffected.
Str ong magnetic fieldscanoccur inthe
vicinity ofpowerful electrical installations.
Do not keep theSmartK ey:
R with electron icdevices, e.g.amobile phone
or another SmartKey
R with metallic objects,e.g. coins ormetal foil
R inside metallic objects,e.g. ametal case
Vehicles withKEYLESS-GO startfunction:
do not keep theSmartK eyinthe cargo com- partment
.Otherwise, theSmartK eymay not
be detect ed,e.g. when startin gthe engine
using theStart /Stopbutton. Smar
tKeyfunctions 0043
0037 Tolock thevehicle
0044 0054 Toopen thetailgate
0087 0036 Tounlock thevehicle
X To unlock centrally: pressthe0036 but-
ton.
If you donot open thevehicle withinapprox-
imately 40seconds ofunlocking:
R the vehicle islocked again
R anti-t heftprotect ionisreactivated
X To lock: press the0037 button.
The SmartK eycent rally locks/un locks:
R the doors
R the tailgate
R the fuel filler flap
The turn signals flashonce when unlocking
and three times whenlocking.
When thelocator lighting isactivated viathe
multimedia system,itlights upwhen itis dark
after thevehicle isunlocked withtheremote
cont rol;see Digital Operator's Manual.
You canalso setanaudib lesignal toconfirm
that thevehicle hasbeen locked. Theaudib le
signal canbeactivated anddeactivated using
the on-board computer (Ypage 200).
X To
open thetailgate automatically from
outside thevehicle: pressandhold the
0054 button untilthetailgate opens
(Y page 79).
Vehicles withKEYLESS-GO orKEY LESS-GO
star tfunction: Smar
tKey
69Opening andclosing Z

X
To
clos ethe tailgate automatic allyfrom
outs idethe vehic le:if the Sma rtKey is
lo cate din the imm ediate vici nity ofthe vehi-
cle ,pre ssthe 0054 button onthe Sma rtKey
(Y page 79).
Whe nthe tailgate closes youcan then
rel ease the button. KE
YLES S-GO
Gen eral notes Bea
rin mind thatthe engi necan bestarted by
any ofthe vehicleoccu pants ifther eis a
Sma rtKey inthe vehicle.
Lo ckingand unlockin g Yo
ucan start,lock orunl ock thevehicleus ing
KEYL ESS-GO .To do this,yo uonl ynee dcar ry
the Sma rtKey with you. Yo ucan comb inethe
func tions ofKEYL ESS-GO with thos eof acon-
venti onalSma rtKey .Unl ock thevehicleby
us ing KEYL ESS-GO ,for instance ,and lock it
us ing the 0037 button onthe Sma rtKey .
The driver 'sdo or and thedoor atwh ich the
ha ndl eis us ed ,mu stbo th be closed .The
Sma rtKey mustbe outsid ethe vehicle. Whe n
lo cking orunl ocki ngwith KEYL ESS-GO ,the
di sta nce betwe enthe Sma rtKey andthecorr e-
spo nding door handl emu stnot begre ater
tha nthre efee t(o ne mete r).
A che ckwhich perio dical lyesta blishes arad io
conne ctionbe twe enthe vehicleand the
Sma rtKey determi neswhethe ra val idSma rt-
Key isin the vehicle. Thi soccu rs,for exa mpl e:
R wh en starting theengi ne
R wh ile dri ving
R wh en the exter naldoor handl esare touche d
R du ring conve nience closing X
To unl ockthe vehic le:tou chthe inne rsu r-
fac eof the door handl e.
X To lock the vehic le:tou chsens orsur-
fac e0043 or0044.
Ma kesure tha tyo udo not touchthe inne r
su rfa ce ofthe door handl e.
X Co nve nien ce clos ingfea ture: touch
rece ssedsens orsurfa ce 0044 for anextend ed
pe rio d.
Fur ther informa tionon the conve nience
clo sing fea ture (Ypage 85). X
To unl ockthe tailgate :pu lltai lgate han-
dl e 0043.
De acti vati ngand activati ng If
yo udo not intendtousethe vehiclefor a
lo nger perio dof time ,yo ucan deacti vate KEY-
LESS-G O.The Sma rtKey willthen usevery lit-
tle powe r,ther ebyconse rving battery powe r.
For thepurpo ses ofacti vation/d eactiva tion,
the vehiclemu stnot benea rby.
X To deac tivate: pressthe 0037 button on
the Sma rtKey twice inrap idsucces sion.
The indicator light onthe Sma rtKey flashe s
twi ce brieflythen onelong flash, then KEY-
LESS-G Ois de acti vate d(Y page 72).
X To acti vate :pre ssany button onthe Sma rt-
Key .
or X Inse rtthe Sma rtKey intotheigniti onlock.
KEYL ESS-GO andallof its associ atedfea -
ture sare availab leag ain. 70
SmartKe
yOpening and clos ing

X
Push release catch0043 inthe direction ofthe
arrow andatthe same timeremove
mechanic alkey 0044from theSmart Key.
For further informationabout:
R Unlock ingthe driver's door(Ypage 76)
R Unlock ingthe cargo compart ment
(Y page 82)
R Lock ingthe vehicle (Ypage 77)
Inserting themechanical key X
Push mechanic alkey 0044completely intothe
Smart Keyuntil itengages andrelease
catc h0043 isback inits basic position. Smar
tKeybattery
Impor tantsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Batt eries containtoxicand corros ivesub-
stanc es.Ifbatteries areswallowed, itcan
result insevere healthproblems. Thereisa
risk offatal injury.
Keep batteries outofthe reach ofchildren.
If abattery isswallowed, seekmedical
atten tionimmediately.
The Smart Keybatteries containperchlorat e
material, whichmayrequire specialhandling
and regard forthe environ ment.National
guidelines mustbeobserved duringdisposal.
In California, seewww.dtsc.ca. gov/
Haza rdousWast <004800120033004800550046004B004F005200550044005700480012004C0051
00470048005B0011> cfm.
Mercedes- Benzrecomm endsthatyouhave
the battery replaced ataqualified specialist
workshop. Checking
thebatt ery X
Press the0037 or0036 button .
The battery isworking properly ifbattery
check lamp0043lights upbriefly.
The battery isdischarged ifbattery check
lamp 0043does notlight upbriefly.
X Change thebattery (Ypage 72).
i Ifthe Smart Keybattery ischeck edwithin
the signal receptionrange ofthe vehicle,
pressing the0037 or0036 button :
R locks or
R unlocks thevehicle
i You
cangetabattery atany qualified spe-
cialist workshop.
Replacing thebatt ery You
require aCR 2025 3V cell battery.
X Take themechanic alkey outofthe Smart -
Key (Ypage 71). X
Press mechanic alkey 0044into theopening in
the Smart Keyinthe direction ofthe arrow
until battery traycover 0043opens. When
doing so,donot hold cover 0043shut.
X Remove batterytraycover 0043. 72
Sma
rtKeyOpening andclosing

Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions You
cannolonger lock
or unlock thevehicle
using KEYLE SS-GO. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 72)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 72).
If this does notwork:
X Unlock (Ypage 76)orlock (Ypage 77)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key. There
isinterf erence fromapowerful sourceofradio waves.
X Unlock (Ypage 76)orlock (Ypage 77)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key. KEYLE
SS-GO ismalfunctionin g.
X Lock/ unlock thevehicle usingtheremote controlfunct ionofthe
SmartK ey.
X Have thevehicle andSmartK eycheck edataqual ified specialist
workshop.
If the vehicle canalso notbelocked/unlock edusing theremote
cont rolfunct ion:
X Unlock (Ypage 76)orlock (Ypage 77)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key.
X Have thevehicle andSmartK eycheck edataqual ified specialist
workshop. The
engine cannot be
started usingtheSmart-
Key. The
on-board voltageistoo low
X Switch offnon- essential consumers, e.g.seat heating orinterior
lighting, andtrytostart theengine again.
If this does notwork:
X Check thestarter battery andcharge itifnecessary
(Y page 295).
or
X Jump-start thevehicle (Ypage 296).
or
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. The
engine cannot be
started usingtheStart /
Stop button. TheSmart-
Key isin the vehicle. The
vehicle islocked.
X Unlock thevehicle andtrytostart thevehicle again. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 72)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 72).
If this does notwork:
X Start yourvehicle withtheSmartK eyinthe ignition lock. There
isinterf erence fromapowerful sourceofradio waves.
X Start yourvehicle withtheSmartK eyinthe ignition lock. 74
Smar
tKeyOpening andclosing

G
WARNING
If objects, luggage orloa dsare not secure d
or not secure dsuffi ciently ,they couldslip ,
tip over orbe flung aroundand thereby hit
vehicl eoccupa nts.There isarisk ofinjury ,
particu larlyin the event ofsud den braki ng
or asud den change indire ction.
Alwa ysstore objects sothat they cannot be
flung around.Secure objects, luggage or
loa dsaga inst slipping ortippi ngbefore the
journey .
! The
tailgate swings upwards andtothe
rear when opened .There fore,make sure
that there issuffi cient clearance aboveand
behi ndthe tailgate.
The openi ngdime nsions ofthe tailgate canbe
found inthe "Veh icledata "section
(Y pag e341) .
You shou ldprefera blyplacelug gage orloa ds
in the cargo compartment. Observetheload-
ing guidel ines (Ypag e251).
Do not leavethe SmartKey inthe cargo com-
partment. Youcouldotherwi selock yourself
out.
The tailgate canbe:
R opened andclosed manuallyfrom outside
R vehi cleswith EASY-PA CKtailgate :
opened /closed automatica llyfrom theout-
side
R vehi cleswith EASY-PA CKtailgate :
opened /closed automatica llyfrom the
insid e
R vehi cleswith EASY-PA CKtailgate and
with KEYLESS-GO orKEYLESS-GO start
functio n:closed withtheremote operating
swi tch onthe SmartKey
R rele ased withtheemerge ncyrelease from
the insid e Tailgate
obstruction detectionwith
reversi ngfeature
On vehicl eswith anEASY-PACK tailgate, the
tail gate isequ ipped with automatic obstacle
recognitio nwith areversi ngfeatu re.Ifasoli d
object blocks orrestricts thetailgate when
au tomatica llyopeni ngorclosi ng,this proce-
dure isstoppe d.Ifthe tailgate isstoppe ddur- ing
the closi ngprocess ,the tailgate automati-
call yopens againslig htly. Theautomatic
obstructio ndetection withreversi ngfeatu reis
only anaid.It is not asub stitute foryou ratten-
tiveness whenopeningand closi ngthe tail-
gate. G
WARNING
The reversi ngfeatu redoes notrespo nd:
R to soft, light and thin objects, e.g.fingers
R over thelast1/3 in(8 mm) ofthe closi ng
movement
The reversi ngfeatu recannot prevent some-
one from becomi ngtrappe din these situa-
tions inparticu lar.There isarisk ofinjury .
Make surethatnobody parts areinclose
proximi tyduri ngthe closi ngproced ure.
If someb odybecomes trapped:
R press the0054 button onthe SmartKey ,
or
R pul lor press theremote operatingswitch
on the drive r'sdoor or
R press theclosi ngbutton/STOP buttonin
the tailgate or
R pul lthe handl eon the tailgate
Vehic leswith HANDS -FREEACCES S:itis
als opossi bletostop theclosi ngprocess by
performi ngakicking movement undertherear
bump er. Openi
ngand closing manually
Openi ng 78
Cargo
compar tmentOpeni ngand closi ng

Opening
X
Fold therear seat backr estforwards
(Y page 255).
X Take themechan icalkey outofthe Smart -
Key (Ypage 71).
X Inser tmechan icalkey 0044into opening 0043in
the trim andpush itin.
X Open thetailgate.
X Inser tthe mechan icalkey into theSmart Key
(Y page 72). Emergency
releasebutton
You canopen thetrun klid from inside the
vehicle withtheemergen cyrelease button. X
Press emergen cyrelease button0043briefly.
The trunklid unlock sand opens.
The trunklid can beunlock edand opened with
the trun klid emergen cyrelease whenthevehi-
cle isstat ionary orwhile driving.
The trunklid emergen cyrelease doesnotopen
the trun klid ifthe batter yis discon nectedor
discharged. Trunk
lidemergen cyrelease light:
R Emer gencyrelease button0043flashes for
30 minut esafter thetrun klid isopened.
R Emer gencyrelease button0043flashes for
60 minut esafter thetrun klid isclosed. Side
windows Impor
tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
While opening theside windows, bodyparts
could become trappedbetween theside
window andthedoor frame asthe side win-
dow moves. Thereisarisk ofinjur y.
Make surethatnobody touches theside
window duringtheopening procedure. If
somebody becomestrapped,releasethe
switch orpull theswitch toclose theside
window again. G
WARN
ING
While closing theside windows, bodyparts
in the closing areacould become trapped.
There isarisk ofinjur y.
When closing makesurethatnoparts ofthe
body areinthe closing area.Ifsomebody
becomes trapped,releasetheswitch or
press theswitch toopen theside window
again. G
WARN
ING
If children operatetheside windows they
could become trapped, particularly ifthey
are left unsupervised. Thereisarisk of
injur y.
Act ivate theoverride featureforthe rear
side windows. Whenleaving thevehicle,
alway stake theSmart Keywith youand lock
the vehicle. Neverleavechildren unsuper-
vised inthe vehicle. Side
window reversing feature
The side windows areequipped withanauto-
matic revers ingfeature. Ifasolid objec tblocks Side
windows
83Openingandclosi ng Z

or
restric tsaside window fromtraveling
upwards duringtheautomatic closingprocess,
the side window opensagainautomatically.
During themanual closingprocess, theside
window onlyopens againautomatically after
the correspon dingswitch isreleased. The
automatic reversingfeatureisonly anaid and
does notrelieve youofthe responsibility to
pay atten tionwhen closing aside window. G
WARNING
The reversing featuredoesnotreact:
R to soft, lightandthin object s,e.g. fingers
R while adjusting
This means thatthereversing featurecan-
not prevent someone beingtrapped inthese
situations. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody parts areinclose
proximity duringtheclosing procedure. If
someone becomestrapped,pressthe0062
button toopen theside window again. Opening
andclosi ngthe side win-
dows
The switches forallside windows arelocated
on the driver's door.There isalso aswitch on
each doorforthe correspon dingsidewindow.
The switches onthe driver's doortakeprece-
dence. 0043
Fron tleft
0044 Fron tright
0087 Rear right
0085 Rear left X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock(Ypage 125).
X To open manua lly:press andhold thecor-
responding switch.
X To open fully: press theswitch beyond the
pressure pointandrelease it.
Automat icoperation isstart ed.
X To close manua lly:pull thecorrespon ding
switch andhold it.
X To close fully:pulltheswitch beyond the
pressure pointandrelease it.
Automat icoperation isstart ed.
X To interr uptautom aticoperat ion:press/
pull thecorrespon dingswitch again.
i If
you press/pull theswitch beyond the
point ofresistanc e,automatic operationis
start edinthe correspon dingdirection .You
can stop automatic operationbypressing/
pulling theswitch again.
i You
cancont inue tooperate theside win-
dows afteryouswitch offthe engine or
remove theSmart Key.Thisfunct ionremains
active forfive minutes oruntil thedriver's or
front -passenger doorisopened.
i When
theoverride featureforthe side win-
dows isactivated (Ypage 59),theside win-
dows cannotbe operated fromtherear. Conveni
enceopening
Vehicles withKEYL ESS-GO orKEYL ESS-GO
star tfunction: youcan vent ilate thevehicle
before youstart driving.
The Smart Keycanalso beused tocarry out
the following functionssimultaneously:
R unlock thevehicle
R open theside windows
R open thepanorama roofwith power tilt/slid-
ing panel andtheroller sunblind
The conv enienc eopening featurecanonly be
operated usingtheSmart Key.
The "conven ienceopening" featureisalso
availa blewhen thevehicle isunlocked.
i Vehicles
withKEYL ESS-GO orKEY-
LESS-GO startfunction: theSmart Key
must beinclose proximity tothe vehicle. 84
Side
window sOpening andclosing