2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV Owner's Manual

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

Other
identifications, forexample:
R 0W-30
R 5W-30
R 5W-40 Fuel
Importa ntsafety notes G
WARNING
Fuel ishighly flammabl e.Risk offire and
explosion byimproper handlingoffuel.
You must avoid fire,open flames, smoking
and creating sparks.Switchoffthe ignition
before refueling and,ifpresent, switchoff
the auxili aryheating. G
WARNING
Fuels aretoxic andharmful tohealth. There
is arisk ofinjury.
You must avoid fuelscoming intocontact
with skin, eyesandclothes orbeing swal-
lowed.
Do not inhale thefuel vapors. Keepchildren
awa yfrom fuels.
Keep doors andwindows closedduringthe
refueling process.
If you orothers comeintocontactwith fuel,
observe thefollowi ngpoints:
R Immediately rinsethefuel offyour skin
with soap andwater.
R Ifyou getfuel into your eyes, immediately
rinse youreyes throughly withclean
water. Seekmedical attentionimmedi-
ately.
R Seek medical attentionimmediately iffuel
has been swallowed. Donot induce vomit-
ing.
R Immediately changeoutofclothing which
has come intocontactwith fuel. Tank
capacity Model Total
capa-
city Models
with4MATIC 14.8
USgal
(56 .0l) Al
lot her models 13.2
USgal
(50.0 l) Model Of
whic h
reserve Merce
des‑AMGvehic les Approx.
2.1 USgal
(8.0 l) All
other models Approx.
1.6 USgal
(6.0 l) Gasol
ine Fuel
grade
! Do
not use dieselto refue lvehicl eswith a
gaso lineengine. Donot switch onthe igni-
tion ifyou accide ntallyrefuelwith thewrong
fuel .Otherwi se,the fuel willenter thefuel
system. Evensmallamou ntsofthe wrong
fuel couldresul tin dama getothe fuel sys-
tem andtheengine. Notifyaqua lified spe-
cial istworkshop andhave thefuel tank and
fuel lines drained comple tely.
! Only
refue lusi ng premi um-gra deunlea ded
gaso linewith atlea st95 RON thatconforms
to Europe anstandard EN228 oran equ iva-
lent specifi cation.
Fuel ofthis specifi cation cancontain upto
10% ethanol .You rvehicl eis E10-compati-
ble. You canrefue lyou rvehicl eusi ng E10
fuel .
Fuel thatdoes notconform toEN 228 can
lea dto increase dwea ras wel las dama geto
the fuel system, engineandexhau stsystem.
! Only
usethefuel recommende d.Opera ting
the vehicl ewith other fuelscan leadto dam-
age tothe fuel system, engineandexhau st
system.
Observe thenotes onopera tingfluids. 336
Servic
eproducts andfilling capaci tiesTechn ical data

!
Never
refuelusing:
R Diesel
R Regu largasoli newith anoctane number
lower than91RON
R Gasol inewith more than10vol. %etha-
nol, e.g. E15, E20, E85,E100
R Gasol inewith more than3vol. %metha-
nol, e.g. M15, M30
R Gasol inewith metalliferou sadditives
If you accidentally refuelwiththewrong
fuel:
R Do not switch theignition on
R Consult aqual ified speciali stworkshop.
Do not mix such fuels withthefuel recommen-
ded foryour vehicle.
In accordance withEuropean standardEN
16942, youcan find thefollowi ngcompatibili ty
label sfor fuel:
R on the instruction labelonthe fuel filler flap
of your vehicle
R on the fuel pump orpump nozzlefor your
vehicle, throughout Europe 0043
For gasoli newith amaximum ethanolcon-
tent of5% by volume
0044 For gasoli newith amaximum ethanolcon-
tent of10 %by volume
! Damage
tothe emission controlsystem
caused byfuel with excessive sulfurcontent
R Only usesulfur-free fuel(sulfu rcont ent≤
10 ppm ). i
In
some countries, theavail able gasoli ne
may notbesufficiently lowinsulfur. This
fuel cantemporarily produceunpleasa nt
odors, especial lyon short journeys. Assoon
as sulfur-free fuel(sulfu rcont ent<10 ppm)
is used forrefueling, theodors arereduced.
CLA 200, CLA250, CLA2504MATIC,
CLA 250Sport, CLA250Sport 4MATIC: asa
temporary measure,ifthe recommended fuel
is not avail able, youmay alsouseregula r
unleade dgasoli newith anoctane ratingof
93 RON.
i The
fuels youcan useinyour vehicle may
differ fromtheinformation inthe Operator's
Manual depending onthe country. Thefuels
that have been approved foryour vehicle
can befound onthe instruction labelonthe
inside ofthe fuel filler flap.
Additives ! Operating
theengine withfueladditives
added latercanlead toengine failure.Do
not mix fuel additives withfuel. Thisdoes
not include additives forthe removal and
prevention ofresidue buildup. gasoli nemust
only bemixed withadditives recommended
by Mercedes-Benz .Comply withtheinstruc-
tions foruse onthe product label.More
information aboutrecommended additives
can beobtained fromanyauthorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Mercedes-Benz recommendsthatyouuse
branded fuelsthathave additives.
The fuel qualityavail able insome countries
may notbesufficient. Residuecould buildup
in the fuel inject ionsystem asaresult. Insuch
cases, andinconsultation withanauthorized
Mercedes-Benz Center,thefuel may bemixed
with thecleaning additiverecommended by
Mercedes-Benz .You must observe thenotes
and mixing ratiosspecified onthe cont ainer. Service
productsand fillingcapacities
337Technicaldat a 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
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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
339Techn ical data Z

Do
not usedisti lled orde-io nize dwa ter. Othe r-
wi se, the level sen sor maygi ve afa lse rea ding.
Wh enhandl ing washe rflu id,ob ser vethe
imp orta ntsafety note son servicepro ducts
(Y page 335 ).
At temp eratures above freezi ng:
X Fillthe washe rflu idres ervoirwi th amix ture
of wa ter and winds hield wa she rflu id,e.g .
MB Sum merFit.
Add 1pa rtMB Sum merFitto100 parts water.
At temp eratures below fre ezi ng:
X Fillthe washe rflu idres ervoirwi th amix ture
of wa ter and washe rflu id,e.g .MB WinterF it.
For thecorr ectmixing ratio referto the
info rma tionon the antifreeze reservoir.
i Add
winds hield wa she rflu id,e.g .MB Sum -
mer FitorMB WinterF it,to the washe rflu id
al lye ar rou nd. Cl
imate contro lsys tem refrigeran t
Impo rtant safety notes The
clima tecontro lsy stem ofyour veh icleis
fil led wi th ref rigera ntR‑134a .
The instructio nlabe lreg arding the refrigera nt
typ eus ed can befou ndonthe left, on the
und erside of the hood.
! Onl
ythe refrigera ntR‑134a andthePAG
oi lap pro ved byMe rced es-Benz maybe
us ed .The appro ved PAG oilma ynot be
mix edwith any othe rPAG oiltha tis not
ap pro ved forR-1 34a refrigera nt. Othe rwise,
the clima tecontro lsy stem maybe dam-
ag ed .
Serv icework, such asrefilling with ref rigera nt
or rep lacing comp onentparts, mayonl ybe
car riedou tby aqu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op.
All applica ble reg ulati ons, aswellas SAE
sta nda rdJ639, mustbe adhe red to.
Alw aysha ve workon the clima tecontro lsy s-
tem carriedou tat aqu alifi ed speci alistwo rk-
sho p. Ref
rigeran tin struc tionlab el Exam
ple: ref rigera ntins tructio nlabe l
0043 Sym bol
0044 Refrige rant filling cap acity
0087 App licab lesta nda rds
0085 PAG oilpa rtnum ber
0083 Type ofref rigera nt
Sym bols0043 advis eyo uab ou t:
R Po ssi ble da nge rs
R Hav ingservicewo rkcar riedou tat aqu ali-
fie dsp eci alistwo rksh op
Fi llin gca pac ities Me
rce des‑ AMG
ve hic les Ca
pac ity Ref
rigeran t 23.6
±0.4 oz
(67 0±10 g) PA
Goil 4.2
oz
(120 g) All
other models Capacity
Refrigerant
22.9
±0.4 oz
(650 ±10 g) PA
Goil 4.2
oz
(120 g) 340
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Vehi
cle data Gen
eral notes
Pl ea se note thatfor the specified veh icleda ta:
R The heights specified mayvar yas ares ult
of:
- Tires
- Loa d
- Co ndi tionof the suspe nsion
- Opti onaleq uipme nt
R Opti onaleq uipme ntred uce sthe maximu m
pa yloa d Di
men sion sand weights Mod
el 00430043
Maxi mum
hea droo m 00440044
Hei ght
wh en
ope ned Merc
edes-
AM Gve hic les 73.5
in
(186 6mm ) 79.5
in
(201 9mm ) Al
lothe rmod-
el s 75.4
in
(191 4mm ) 82.0
in
(208 3mm ) Merc
edes‑AMG
ve hic les Vehi
cle le ng th 175.3
in
(4455 mm) Vehi
cle wi dth
in cludin gex teri or
mirro rs 79.6
in
(2022 mm) Vehi
cle hei ght 58.2
in
(1479 mm) Merc
edes‑AMG
ve hic les Whe
elbas e 106.3
in
(2699 mm) Min
imum ground
cl eara nce 6.1
in
(155 mm) Turni
ngradiu s 38.7
ft
(11. 8m) Ma
ximum rooflo ad 165.3
lb
(75 kg) Al
loth ermode ls Veh
icle leng th 174.1
in
(4424 mm) Veh
icle width
in cludi ngexteri or
mirro rs 79.6
in
(2022 mm) Veh
icle he ight 60.3
in
(1532 mm) Min
imum ground
cl eara nce 8.0
in
(20 4mm ) Whe
elbas e 106.3
in
(2699 mm) Turni
ngradi us 38.7
ft
(11.84 m) Maximum
roofload 165.3
lb
(75 kg) Vehic
ledata
341Technical data Z

Vehi
cle data foroff-road driving Appro
ach/de parture angle Mi
ssi ng valueswe renot availab leat time of
goi ng toprint. 00430043 00440044
App
roach
and depar-
ture angles
wh en the
veh icleis
lo ad ed and
rea dyto
dri ve Whe
nthe vehicleis load ed and readytodrive,
it ha sa ful ltank, allflu idsha ve been refi lled
and thedriver isin the vehicle.
For further informa tionab ou tap pro ach /de par-
ture angles, see (Ypage 156) . Maxi
mum gradient-cl imb ingcapa bil-
ity
Note thatthe vehicle's gradient-cl imbingcapa-
bi lity depends onthe off-r oadcond itions and
the roadsu rfa ce cond itions.
GLA 250:the maximu mgra dient climbi ngabil-
ity is40%.
GLA 2504MA TIC:the max imumgra dient
cli mbi ngability is65%.
Mi ssi ng valuesfor the
Mer cedes‑AM GGL A45 4MAT ICwe renot
ava ilab leat the time ofgoi ng toprint.
Accel eratecar efully and makesure tha tthe
wh eelsdo not spinwh en driving onstee pter-
rai n. If
the load on the front axleis red uce dwh en
pu lling away on astee pup hillslop e,the front
wh eelsha ve atend ency tospi n.4ETS recogni-
zes thisand brakes thewheelsacco rdingl y.
The rearwh eeltorq ueisincre ased ,ma king it
ea sier to drive off.
For further informa tionab ou tthe maximu m
gra dient climbi ngability ,see (Ypage 156) . 34
2 Vehi
cle data forof f-roa ddrivi ngTechnicaldata