2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV battery

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Swi tch offallel ectri calconsu mers,e.g. rearwi ndow defroste r,lighti ng,etc.
X Ope nthe hood. Pos
ition numb er0084 identif iesthe chargedba ttery ofthe othe rveh icleor an equ ivalent jump -
star ting device.
X Pre sstoge ther cove r0043 ofpos itive clamp 0044and slide itba ck.
X Co nnect positive termi nal0044onyour veh icleto pos itive termi nal0087ofdono rba ttery 0084using
the jump ercab le,beg inningwith your ow nba ttery .
X Start theengi neofthe dono rveh icleand runitat idling spe ed.
X Co nnect negativetermi nal0085ofdono rba ttery 0084togro und point0083 ofyour veh icleus ing the
jump ercab le,connecti ngthe jump ercab leto battery ofothe rveh icle0084 first.
X Ifthe battery isful lydischa rged,leave thebattery thatisbei ng used tojump -startconnecte d
for afew minu tesbefore attem ptingtostar t.Thi scha rgesthe battery slightl y.
X Start theengi ne.
X Befo redisconne ctingthejump ercab les, letthe engi nerun forseve ralminu tes.
X Firs t,remo vethe jump ercab lesfrom ground point0083 and nega tivetermi nal0085, then from
pos itive termi nal0044and positive termi nal0087. Begi nea ch time atthe contac tson your ow n
veh iclefirs t.
X Close cove r0043 ofpos itive termi nal0044afte rremo vingthejump ercab les.
X Close thehood.
X Have thebattery checke dat aqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksho p.
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mp-sta rtingisnot consi deredtobe anorma lope ratingcondi tion.
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mpe rcab lesand further informa tion regard ing jump -startingcanbeobta inedat any quali-
fie dspe cialist wo rksho p. 29
8 Jump-startin
gBreakdownassistanc e

The
battery mustbeconn ected andcharged.
Otherwise, you:
R cann otturn theSmart Keytoposition 0048in
the ignition lock.
R cann otrelease theelectric parking brake.
R cann otshift thetrans mission toposition 005C.
The funct ionofthe electric parking brakeand
the parking lockisdependent onthe on-board
voltage.
If the on-board voltageislow orifthere isa
system malfunct ion:
R the electric parking brakemaynotbe
applied incert aincircumst ances,or
R itmay nolonger bepossible toshift the
trans mission toposition 005D
Switch offnon- essent ialconsumer s,e.g. the
radio.
Deact ivatetheautomatic lockingfeature
before thevehicle istowed (Ypage 199). You
could otherwise belocked outwhen pushing
or towing thevehicle. <002C0051005600570044004F004F004C0051004A001200550048005000520059
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thetowing eye
Installing thetowing eye The
bracket sfor the screw-in towingeyeare
located inthe bumpers. Theyareatthe rear
and atthe front ,under covers 0043.
X Remove thetowing eyefrom thestowage
space. The
towing eyeislocated withthevehicle
tool kitunder thecargo compart mentfloor
(Y page 288).
Vehicles withtheTIREFIT kit:the towing eye
is beneath thetire inflation compressor
(Y page 288).
X Press themark oncover 0043inwards inthe
direction ofthe arrow.
X Take cover 0043offthe opening.
X Scr ew inthe towing eyeclock wisetothe
stop.
Removing thetowing eye X
Unsc rewand remove thetowing eye.
X Attach cover 0043tothe bumper andpress
until itengages.
X Place thetowing eyeinthe stowage well
beneath thecargo compart mentfloorinthe
cargo compart ment(Ypage 288).
X Vehicles withtheTIREFIT kit:put back the
tire inflation compressor (Ypage 288). Towing
thevehicle withthefront
axle raised
Observe theimportant safetynoteswhen tow-
ing your vehicle withthefront axleraised
(Y page 299).
Only vehicles without4MATICcanbe
towed withthefront axleraised.
! Vehicles
with4MATI Cmust notbetowed
with either thefront orthe rear axle raised,
as doing sowill damage thetrans mission.
Vehicles with4MATI Cmay either betowed
away withboth axles onthe ground orbe loa-
ded upand trans ported.
! The
ignition mustbeswitched offifthe
vehicle isbeing towed withthefront axle
raised. Otherwise, ESP®
may intervene and
damage thebrake system.
X On
vehicles withKEYL ESS-GO orthe
KEYL ESS-GO startfunction: youmust use
the Smart Keyinstead ofthe Start /Stopbut-
ton (Ypage 126).
X Make surethatthevehicle isstation ary.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock. 300
Towing
andtow-sta rtingBr eakdown assistance

X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 005Ainthe igni-
tion lock andremove it.
X Secure thevehicle.
The towing eyecan beused topull thevehicle
ont oatrailer ortrans porter fortrans portin g
purposes. Notes
on4MATIC vehicles
! Vehicles
with4MATI Cmust notbetowed
with either thefront orthe rear axle raised,
as doing sowill damage thetrans mission.
Vehicles with4MATI Cmay onlyeither be
towed awaywithboth axles onthe ground or
be loaded upand trans ported.
If the vehicle's transmission, front,or rear axle
is damaged, havethevehicle transported ona
truck ortrailer.
In the event ofdam agetothe electrical
system:
If the battery isdefect ive,theautomatic trans-
mission willbelocked inposition 005D.Toshift
the automatic transmission toposition 005C,you
must provide powertothe vehicle's on-board
electric alsystem inthe same wayaswhen
jump-st arting(Ypage 296).
Have thevehicle transported onatrans porter
or trailer. Tow-star
ting(emergency engine
star ting)
! Vehicles
withautomatic transmission must
not betow-st arted. Youcould otherwise
damage theautomatic transmission.
i You
canfind inform ationon"Jump-start-
ing" under (Ypage 296). Fuses
Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
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If you manipulate orbridge afaulty fuseorif
you replace itwith afuse withahigher
amperage, theelectric cablescouldbeover-
loaded. Thiscould result inafire. There isa
risk ofan accident andinjury. Always
replace faultyfuseswiththespeci-
fied new fuses having thecorrec tamperage.
! Only
usefuses thathave been approved
for Mercedes- Benzvehicles andwhich have
the correc tfuse rating forthe system con-
cern ed.Only usefuses marked withan"S".
Otherwise, componentsorsystems couldbe
damaged.
! Make
surethatnomoisture canenter the
fuse boxwhen thecover isopen.
! When
closing thecover, makesurethatit
is lying correc tlyon the fuse box. Moisture
seeping inor dirt could otherwise impairthe
operation ofthe fuses.
The fuses inyour vehicle servetoclose down
faulty circuits. Ifafuse blows, allthe compo-
nent son the circuit andtheir functionsstop
operating.
Blown fusesmustbereplaced withfuses of
the same rating, whichyoucan recogn izeby
the color andvalue. Thefuse ratings, and
other items ofinform ationtobe complied with
are, listed inthe fuse allocation chart.
The fuse allocation chartisin the fuse boxin
the front -passenger footwell(Ypage 303).
If anewly insertedfuse alsoblows, havethe
cause traced andrectified ataqualified spe-
cialist workshop, e.g.anauthorized Mercedes-
Benz Center. Before
changing afuse
X Secure thevehicle against rollingaway
(Y page 145).
X Switch offallelectric alconsumer s.
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
005A. This isthe same asthe Smart Keybeing
removed fromtheignition.
The fuses arelocated invarious fuseboxes:
R Fuse boxinthe engine compart mentonthe
left- hand sideofthe vehicle, whenviewed in
the direction oftravel
R Fuse boxinthe front -passenger footwell 302
FusesBr
eakdown assistance

pounds
persquare inch(psi), inkilopascal
(kPa) orinbar. Thetirepressure shouldonly
be corr ectedwhen thetires arecold.
Cold tirepr essure
The tires arecold:
R ifthe vehicle hasbeen parked withthetires
out ofdirect sunlight foratleast three hours
and
R ifthe vehicle hasnotbeen driven further
than 1mile (1.6km)
Tr ead
The part ofthe tire that comes intocon tact
with theroad.
Bead The tirebead ensures thatthetire sits
securely onthe wheel. Thereareseveral steel
wires inthe bead topreven tthe tire from com-
ing loose fromthewheel rim.
Sidewall The part ofthe tire between thetread andthe
bead.
Weight ofoptiona lextr as
The combin edweight ofthose option alext ras
that weigh morethanthereplaced standard
parts andmore than2.3kg(5lbs). These
option alext ras, such ashigh-per formance
brakes, levelcontrol, aroof rack orahigh-per -
form ance battery,are not included inthe curb
weight andtheweight ofthe access ories.
TIN (Tire Identificat ionNum ber)
This isaunique identifierwhich canbeused
by atire manufact urertoident ifytires, for
example foraproduct recall,andthus ident ify
the purchasers .The TINismade upofthe
manufact urer'sidentitycode, tiresize, tire
type code andthemanufac turingdate.
Load bearing index
The load bearing index(alsoloadindex )is a
code thatcontains themaximum loadbearing
capacit yof atire.
Tr action
Tract ionisthe result offric tion between the
tires andtheroad surface. Tr
eadwear indicators
Narrow bars(tread wearbars) thataredistrib-
uted overthetire tread. Ifthe tire tread islevel
with thebars, thewear limitof00CD in(1.6 mm)
has been reached.
Occupant distribut ion
The distribut ionofocc upants inavehicle at
their designat edseatin gposition s.
Tota lload limit
Nomin alload andluggage loadplus68kg
(150 lbs)multiplied bythe number ofseats in
the vehicle. Changing
awheel Flat
tire
The "Breakdown assistance"sect ion
(Y page 288)con tains information andnotes
on how todeal with aflat tire. Informat ionon
driving withMOEx tended tires inthe event ofa
flat tire can befound under "MOEx tended tires
(tires withrun-flatcharact eristics"
(Y page 289). Rota
tingthewheels G
WARN
ING
Rotatin gthe fron tand rear wheels ifthe
wheels ortires have differen tdimension s
may severely impairthedriving charact eris-
tics .The servic ebrake orwheel suspension
compon entsmay alsobedamaged. Thereis
a risk ofan acciden t.
Rotate frontand rear wheels onlyifthe
wheels andtires areofthe same dimen-
sions.
! On
vehicles equipped withatire pressure
monit or,elect ronic compon entsare located
in the wheel.
Tire-m ountin gtools should notbeused near
the valve. Thiscould damage theelect ronic
compon ents.
Only have tireschang edataqualified spe-
cialist worksh op.
Observe theinstruct ions andsafety notesin
the "Changing awheel" section(Ypage 326). 326
Changing
awheelWheels andtires