2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV ESP

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Only
open thesliding sunroof ifit is free of
snow andice.Otherwise, malfunctions may
occur.
Do not allow anything toprotrude fromthe
sliding sunroof. Otherwise, theseals could
be damage d.
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weather canchange abruptly .It could
start torain orsnow. Makesurethatthe
sliding sunroof isclosed whenyouleave the
vehicle. Thevehicle electronics canbedam-
aged ifwater enters thevehicle interior.
i Resonance
noisescanoccur inaddition to
the usua lairflow noiseswhenthesliding
sunroof isopen. Theyarecaused byminor
pressure fluctuations inthe vehicle interior.
Change theposition ofthe sliding sunroof or
open aside window slightlytoreduce or
eliminate thesenoises. Sliding
sunroof reversing feature
In the followi ngsection, theterm "slidingsun-
roof" refers tothe panorama roofwith power
tilt/sliding panel.
The sliding sunroof isequip pedwith anauto-
matic reversing feature.Ifasolid object blocks
or restrict sthe sliding sunroof duringtheclos-
ing process, thesliding sunroof opensagain
automaticall y.However, theautomatic revers-
ing feature isonly anaid and does notrelieve
you ofthe responsibili tyof payi ngattent ion
when closing thesliding sunroof. G
WARNING
The reverse function doesnotreact inpar-
ticular:
R to soft, lightandthin objects, e.g.fingers
R over thelast 1/6 in(4 mm) ofthe closing
path
R while adjusting
R when closing thesliding sunroof again
manuall yimmediately afterautomatic
reversing
This means thatthereversing featurecan-
not prevent someone beingtrapped inthese
situations. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody parts areinclose
proximity duringtheclosing procedure. If
somebody becomestrapped:
R release thebutton immediately ,or
R briefly pushthebutton inany direction
during automatic closing.
The closing process isstopped. G
WARNING
If you close thesliding sunroof againimme-
diately afterithas been blocked orreset,
the sliding sunroof closeswithincreased
force.
Parts ofthe body could betrapped inthe
closing areainthe process. Thereisarisk of
injury orbecoming trapped.
Make surethatnoparts ofthe body arein
the closing area.
If somebody becomestrapped:
R release thebutton immediately ,or
R briefly pushthebutton inany direction
during automatic closing.
The closing process isstopped. Operating
thepanoram aroof with
power tilt/sliding panel
Opening andclosing 0043
Toraise
0044 Toopen
0087 Toclose/lower
The panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding
panel canonly beoperated whentheroller
sunblind isopen. 88
Panorama
roofwith powe rtilt/sliding panelOpeningandclosing

X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock(Ypage 125).
X Press orpull the0057 switch inthe corre-
sponding direction.
If you press/pull the0057 switch beyond the
point ofresistanc e,automatic operationis
start edinthe correspon dingdirection .You
can stop automatic operationbypressing/
pulling theswitch again.
Aft eropening thesliding sunroof, theroller
sunblind closesslightly automatically. This
reduces draftsinthe vehicle interior.
If the sliding sunroof israised atthe rear, it
lowers slightly automatically athigher speeds.
The noise levelinthe vehicle interioris
reduced asaresult.
At low speeds itraises againautomatically.
You canalso temporarily deactivateautomatic
lowering. Todo so, press the0057 switch. The
sliding sunroof raisesagainautomatically.
You cancont inue tooperate thesliding sun-
roof after switching offthe engine orremoving
the Smart Keyfrom theignition lock.Thisfunc-
tion remains activeforfive minutes oruntil
you open afront door.
The sliding sunroof cannotbe opened ifaroof
carrier isinstalled. Inorder toallow ventilation
of the vehicle interior,you can raise thesliding
sunroof.
If cont actismade witharoof carrier approved
by Mercedes- Benz,the sliding sunroof lowers
slightly butremains raisedatthe rear.
Rain-closing feature The
rain-c losing feature isonly availabl efor
vehicles witharain sensor.
When theSmart Keyisin position 005Ainthe
ignition lockorisremoved, thesliding sunroof
closes automatically:
R ifit start sto rain.
R at extr eme outside temperat ures.
R after sixhours.
R ifthere isamalfunct ioninthe power supply.
The panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding
panel remains raisedatthe rear inorder to
allow ventilation ofthe vehicle interior.
If the panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding
panel isobstruct edwhile being closed bythe
rain-c losing feature, itopens againslightly.
The rain-c losing feature isthen deactivated. The
panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding
panel doesnotclose if:
R itis raised atthe rear.
R itis blocked.
R no rain isfalling onthe area ofthe wind-
shield beingmonitoredbythe rain sensor. If
the vehicle, forexample, isunder abridge or
in acarport ,the field ofthe sensor maybe
covered. Operat
ingthe roller sunblind forthe
panora maroof with power tilt/slid-
ing panel
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Parts ofthe body could become trapped
between theroller sunblind andframe or
sliding sunroof duringautomatic openingor
closing. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
When opening orclosing, makesurethatno
body parts areinthe sweep ofthe roller
sunblind.
If somebody becomestrapped:
R release theswitch immediately, or
R during automatic operation, pushthe
switch brieflyinany direction
The opening orclosing procedure willbe
stopped.
The roller sunblind shieldsthevehicle interior
from sunlight. Theroller sunblind canonly be
opened andclosed whenthepanorama roof
with power tilt/sliding panelisclosed.
Roller sunblind reversing feature The
roller sunblind isequipped withanauto-
matic reversing feature.Ifasolid object blocks
or restr ictstheroller sunblind duringtheclos-
ing process, theroller sunblind opensagain
automatically. Theautomatic reversingfeature
is only anaid and isnot asubstitute foryour
atten tivenesswhen closing theroller sunblind. Panoram
aroof with power tilt/sliding panel
89Opening andclosing Z

G
WARNING
The reverse function doesnotreact inpar-
ticula r:
R to soft, light and thin objects, e.g.fingers
R when closingthe rollersunbl indagain
manua llyimmed iatelyafter automatic
reversi ng
This means thatthereversi ngfeatu recan-
not prevent someone being trappe din these
situa tions. There isarisk ofinjury .
When closingthe rollersunbl ind,make sure
that nobody parts areinthe range ofmove-
ment.
If someb odybecome strappe d:
R rele ase thebutton immediately,or
R brie flypus hthe button inany direction
duri ngautomatic closing.
The closi ngprocess isstoppe d.
Openi ngand closing 0043
Opens
0044 Opens
0087 Closes
X Turn theSmartKey toposi tion 0047or0048 in
the ignitio nlock (Ypag e125) .
X Press orpul lthe 0057 switch inthe corre-
spondi ngdire ction.
If you press/p ullthe 0057 switch beyond the
point ofresis tance, automatic operationis started
inthe correspo ndingdirection. You
can stop automatic operationbypressi ng/
pul ling theswitch again.
After openingthe panora maroof with power
tilt/sli dingpanel ,the rollersunbl indautomati-
call ycloses slightly. Thisreducesdrafts inthe
vehicl einterior.
Rese tting thepanorama roofwith
powe rtilt/s lidingpanel orthe rolle r
sunbl ind Res
etthe panora maroof with powertilt/sli d-
ing panel orthe rollersunbl indifthe panora ma
roof with powertilt/sli dingpanel orthe roller
sunbl inddoes notmove smoothly .
X Turn theSmartKey toposi tion 0047or0048 in
the ignitio nlock (Ypag e125).
X Pul lthe 0057 switch repea tedlytothe point
of resis tance inthe direction ofarrow 0043
until thepanora maroof with powertilt/sli d-
ing panel isfull yclosed .
X Keep the0057 switch pulled foranadd i-
tional second.
X Pul lthe 0057 switch repea tedlytothe point
of resis tance inthe direction ofarrow 0043
until therollersunbl indisfull yclosed .
X Keep the0057 switch pulled foranadd i-
tional second.
X Make surethatthepanora maroof with
pow ertilt/sli dingpanel andtherollersun-
bli nd can befullyopened andclosed again.
X Ifthis isnot thecase, repeatthe steps
abo ve. 90
Pano
rama roofwith pow ertilt/s lidingpanelOpeni ngand closi ng

ext
erior mirror usingbutton 0087aslong as
the indicat orlamp islit.
X Press button 0087up, down, ortothe right or
left until youhave adjusted theexterior mir-
ror tothe corr ectposition .You should have
a good overview oftraff iccon ditions .
The convex exterior mirror sprovide alarger
field ofvision.
Aft erthe engine hasbeen started,the exterior
mirror sare automatic allyheated atlow out-
side temper atures. Heatingtakes amaximum
of ten minutes .
i You
canalso heat upthe exterior mirror s
manually byswitchin gon the rear window
defrost er.
Folding theexterior mirrorsin or out
electrically This
function isonly available inCanada. X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock(Ypage 125).
X Briefly press0043.
Bot hext erior mirror sfold inor out.
i Make
surethattheexterior mirror sare
alway sfolded outfully while driving. They
could otherwisevibrate.
i If
you aredriving fasterthan30mph
(47 km/ h),you can nolonger foldinthe
ext erior mirror s.
Resett ingthe exterior mirrors This
function isonly available inCanada.
If the batter yhas been discon nectedorcom-
pletely discharged, theexterior mirror smust
be reset. Theexterior mirror swill other wise
not fold inwhen youselect the"Fold inmirror swhen
locking"func tion inthe on-board com-
puter (Ypage 200).
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X Briefly press0043.
Folding theexterior mirrorsin or out
aut omat ically This
function isonly available inCanada.
If the "Fold inmirror swhen locking"func tion is
activat edinthe on-board comput er
(Y page 200):
R the exterior mirror sfold inautomatic allyas
soon asyou lock thevehicle fromtheout-
side.
R the exterior mirror sfold outagain automati-
cally assoon asyou unlock thevehicle and
then open thedriver's orfron t-passenger
door.
i If
the exterior mirror shave been folded in
manually, theydonot fold out.
Exterior mirror push edout ofposition If
an ext erior mirror hasbeen pushed outof
position ,proceed asfollows:
X Vehicles
withoutelectrically folding
exterior mirrors: move theexterior mirror
into thecorr ectposition manually.
X Vehicles
withelectrically foldingexte-
rior mirrors (Canada only):pressandhold
mirror -foldin gbutton (Ypage 99)until you
hear aclick andthemirror engages audibly
into position .
The mirror housing isengaged againand
you can adjust theexterior mirror sas usual
(Y page 98). Automa
ticanti- glare mirrors G
WARN
ING
Elect rolyte mayescape ifthe glass inan
automatic anti-glare mirror breaks. Theelec-
trolyt eis harmful andcauses irritation.It
must notcome intocontact with your skin,
eyes, respirator yorgans orcloth ingorbe
swallowed. Thereisarisk ofinjury. Mirr
ors
99Seats, steering wheelandmirrors
Z

If
you come intocontact withtheelectro-
lyte, observe thefollow ing:
R Rinse offthe electroly tefrom yourskin
immedi atelywithwater.
R Immedia telyrinse theelectroly teout of
you reyes thoroughl ywith clean water.
R Ifthe electroly teisswal lowe d,immedi -
ately rinse yourmouth outthoroughl y.Do
not induce vomiting.
R Ifelectroly tecomes intocontact withyour
skin orhair orisswal lowe d,seek medica l
attention immediately.
R Immedia telychange outofclothing which
has come intocontact withelectroly te.
R Ifan allergic reaction occurs,seekmedi-
cal attention immediately.
The "Automatic anti-glaremirrors"function is
only availableifthe vehicle isequi pped with
the "Mirro rspackage ".
The rear-view mirrorandtheexterior mirroron
the driver's sideautoma ticallygointo anti-
glare mode if:
R the ignition isswitched onand
R incident lightfrom headlampsstrikes the
sensor inthe rear-view mirror
The mirrors donot gointo anti-glare modeif
reverse gearisengaged orifthe interior light-
ing isswitched on. Parking
positionfor the exterio rmir-
ror onthe front-passenge rside
Setting andstoring theparking posi-
tion You
cansetthe front-passenger sideexterior
mirror suchthatyoucan seetherear wheel on
that side assoon asyou engage reverse gear.
You canstore thispositio n. 0043
Button forthe driver's sideexterior mirror
0044 Button forthe front-passenger sideexte-
rior mirror
0087 Button forthe exterior mirrorsetting
0085 Memory buttonM
X Make surethatthevehicle isstationary .
X Turn theSmartKey topositio n0048 inthe igni-
tion lock orstart theengine (Ypage 125).
X Press button 0044.
X Engage reverse gear.
The exterior mirroronthe front-passenger
side moves tothe defau ltparking position.
X Use button 0087toadjust theexterior mirror
to apositio nthat allows youtosee therear
wheel andthecurb.
The parking positionis stored.
i If
you shift thetransmission toanother
positio n,the front-passenger sideexterior
mirror returns tothe driving position.
Call ingupastored parking position
setting X
Turn theSmartKey topositio n0048 inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X Adjust thefront-passenger sideexterior mir-
ror using thecorresponding button
(Y page 98).
X Engage reverse gear.
The exterior mirroronthe front-passenger
side moves tothe stored parking position.
The exterior mirroronthe front-passenger side
moves backtoits origina lpositio n:
R as soon asyou exceed aspeed of9mph
(15 km/h )
R abou tten seconds afteryouhave disen-
gage dreverse gear
R when youusebutton 0043toselect theexte-
rior mirror onthe driver's side 100
MirrorsSeats,
steerin gwhe eland mirrors

daytime
runninglamps orlow-beam head-
lamps goout after 3minut es.
When theengin eis runn ing,thevehicle issta-
tion aryand inbright ambient light:ifyou turn
the light switch tothe 0060 position ,the day-
time runninglamps andparkin glamps turnon.
If the engin eis runn ingand youturn thelight
switch tothe 0058 position ,the manual set-
tin gs take preceden ceover thedaytime run-
ning lamps.
USA only:
The daytime runninglamps improve thevisibil-
ity ofyour vehicle duringtheday. Todo this,
the daytime runninglamps function must be
switch edon using theon-board comput er
(Y page 199).
If the engin eis runn ingand youturn thelight
switch tothe 0060 or0058 position ,the man-
ual sett ings take preceden ceover thedaytime
runn inglamps.
Low-beam headlamp s
Even ifthe light sensor doesnotdetec tthat it
is dark, theparkin glamps andlow-beam head-
lamps switch onwhen theignit ionisswitch ed
on and thelight switch isset tothe 0058 posi-
tion .This isapartic ularly useful function inthe
event ofrain andfog.
X To
switch onthe low-beam headlamp s:
turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock orstart theengin e.
X Turn thelight switch to0058.
The green 0058indicat orlamp inthe instru-
ment cluster lightsup.
Front foglamp s
In con dition swhere visibility ispoor dueto
fog, snow orrain, thefoglamps improve visi-
bility aswell asmakin git easier forother road
users tosee you. They canbeoperated
toget herwith theparkin glamps ortoget her
with theparkin glamps andlow-beam head-
lamps.
X To switch onthe foglamp s:turn the
Smart Keytoposition 0048inthe ignit ionlock
or start theengin e.
X Turn thelight switch to0058 or0058. X
Press the005A button.
The green 005Aindicat orlamp inthe instru-
ment cluster lightsup.
X To switch offthe foglamp s:press the
005A button.
The green 005Aindicat orlamp inthe instru-
ment cluster goesout.
Rear foglamp
The rear foglamp improves visibilityofyour
vehicle forthe trafficbehind inthe event of
thic kfog. Please takenoteof the count ry-spe-
cific regulations forthe use ofrear foglamps.
X To switch onthe rear foglamp :turn the
Smart Keyinthe ignit ionlock toposition 0048
or start theengin e.
X Turn thelight switch to0058 or0058.
X Press the005E button.
The yellow 005Eindicat orlamp inthe instru-
ment cluster lightsup.
X To switch offthe rear foglamp :press the
005E button.
The yellow 005Eindicat orlamp inthe instru-
ment cluster goesout.
Par king lamp s
! If
the batte rycharge isvery low,thepark-
ing lamps orstan ding lamps areautomati-
cally switch edoff toenable thenextengin e
start .Always parkyourvehicle safelyandin
a well litarea, inaccor dance withtherele-
vant legal stipulation s.Avoid usingthe0060
parkin glamps overaperiod ofseveral
hours. Ifpossible, switchonthe right -hand
0064 orleft- hand 0063 standing lamps.
X To switch on:turn thelight switch to0060.
The green 0060indicat orlamp inthe instru-
ment cluster lightsup.
Sta nding lamps
Switc hingonthe stan ding lamps ensures the
corr espondin gside ofthe vehicle isillumina-
ted.
X To switch onthe stand inglamp s:the
Smart Keyisnot inthe ignit ionlock oritis in
position 005Ainthe ignit ionlock .
X Turn thelight switch to0063 (left-hand side
of the vehicle) or0064 (right- handsideof
the vehicle). Exter
iorlighting
103Lightsandwindshield wipers Z

Comb
inationswit ch X
To ind icat ebr iefly :pres sth ecom binatio n
swit chbrie flytothepres sure pointin the
dire ction ofarr ow 0044or0085.
The correspon dingtur nsign alflas hes three
tim es.
X To ind icat e:pres sth ecom binatio nswit ch
beyon dth epres sure pointin thedire ction of
arr ow 0044or0085.
X To
swit chon thehigh -beamhea dlamp s:
tur nth elight switchto0058 or0058.
X Pre ssthecom binatio nswit chbeyon dth e
pres sure pointin thedire ction ofarr ow 0043.
The high -beam headlam psonlyswit chon in
th e0058 positionif th elow- beam head-
lamps areon.
The blue 0057 indicat orlamp intheins tru-
men tclus terlight sup when thehigh -beam
headlam psare swit ched on.
X To
swit choff thehigh -beamhea dlamp s:
mov eth ecom binatio nswit chback toits
no rm alposi tion.
The blue 0057 indicat orlamp intheins tru-
men tclus tergoes out.
X To swit chon thehigh -beamfla sher :pull
th ecom binatio nswit chinthedire ction of
arr ow 0087. Ha
zard war ning lamps X
To
swit chon theha zard war ning lamps:
pres sbut ton0043.
All turnsign alsflas h.Ifyou nowswit chon a
tur nsign alusin gth ecom binatio nswit ch,
on lythetur nsign allamp onthecor respon d-
ing side oftheveh icle willflash.
X To
swit choff theha zard war ning lamps:
pres sbut ton0043.
The hazard warn inglamps automaticall y
swit chon if:
R an air bag isdeplo yedor
R theveh icle deceler atesrapid lyfrom aspee d
of abov e45 mph (70km/h) and comestoa
st and still
The hazard warn inglamps switchoff auto mati-
cally ifth eveh icle reac hesaspee dof abov e
6 mph (10km/h) again afterafull brak eappli-
cat ion.
The hazard warn inglamps still oper ateifth e
ign ition isswit ched off. Corn
ering ligh tfu nct ion The
cornerin glight function impr ovesth eillu-
min atio nof theroad overa wide anglein the 104
Ext
erior lightingLight sand winds hieldwiper s

Aut
oma tic int erior ligh ting cont rol X
To swit chon: settheswit chtocenter pos i-
ti on 0084.
X To swit choff:set theswit chtothe0033
pos ition .
The interior ligh ting auto maticallyswit ches on
if you:
R unl ockth eveh icle
R open adoor
R rem ove theSm artKey from theign ition lock
The interior ligh ting isswit ched on for aset
ti me when theSm artKey isrem ovedfrom the
ign ition lock.You cansetthis delaye dswit ch-
off via themult imediasyst em(see Digit al
Oper ator's Man ual). Rep
lacingbul bs Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
Bulb s,lamp sand conn ectors can getvery
hot when operating.If you chang eabulb,
you could burn yours elfon these compo -
ne nts. The reisaris kof injury.
All ow these compo nentsto cool down
bef ore chang ingabulb.
Do notuse abulb ifit has been dropped orif
it s glas stub ehas been scrat ched.
The bulb mayexplod eif:
R you touch it
R itis hot
R you dropit
R you scrat ch it
Use bulbs onlyin clo sed lamp sth at hav ebeen
desi gned for this purp ose.On lyins tallspar e
bulbs ofthesam etyp eand thespec ifiedvol t-
age.
Mar kson theglas stub ered uce theser vicelife
of thebulbs .Do notto uch theglas stub ewit h
your bare hands.Ifne cessar y,cle an theglas s
tub ewhen cold wit halco holorspir itand rubit
off withalin t-fr ee cloth.
Pro tect bulbs from moisture duringoper ation.
Do notallow bulbs tocome intoco ntact with
liquid s. Replac
eon lythebulbs listed (Ypage 106).
Hav eth ebulbs that you cannotch ang eyour-
self replace dat aqualif iedspec ialist work-
sho p.
If you require assistanc erep laci ngbulbs ,co n-
sult aqualif iedspec ialist workshop .
If th ene wbulb still does notligh tup, consult a
qualif iedspec ialist workshop .
Hea dlam psand lightsare animpo rtant aspe ct
of veh iclesaf ety. You mustth ere foremak e
sur eth at these function correc tly at all times .
Hav eth ehead lamp setting checke dreg ularl y.
Veh icles withLED headlamp s:thefron tand
rear lamp clusters of your vehicleare equip ped
wit hLE Dbulbs .Do notrep lace thebulbs your-
self .Con tacta qualif iedspec ialist workshop
whic hhas thene cessar yspec ialist knowled ge
and tools tocar ryout thewor kreq uire d. Over
view ofbul bty pes
You canreplace thefol lowin gbulbs .The bulb
typ ecan befoun din thelege nd. Veh
icles wit hhalo gen head lamps
0043 Turn signallamp :PY 21 W
0044 High-beam headlamps/dayt imerunning
lamp s/park inglamp s/stand inglamp s:
H1 555 W/ 15W
0087 Low- beam headlamps:H1 555 W 106
Rep
lacin gbul bsLight sand wind shield wiper s