2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV ESP

Tail
lamps
X Loosen screws0087using ascrewdriver.
X Remove thebulb holder fromthetaillamp. Bulb
holder
0085 Turn signals
0083 Brake lamp
X Tur nsignal: pressthebulb gently intothe
bulb holder, turnitcount er-clockwise and
remove itfrom thebulb holder.
X Insert thenew bulb intothebulb holder and
turn itclock wise.
X Bra kelamp :remove thecorrespon ding
bulb from thebulb holder.
X Insert thenew bulb intothebulb holder.
X Insert thebulb holder intothetaillamp and
screw itfirmly intoplace usingscrews 0087.
X Insert thetaillamp intothevehicle.
X Tighten fendernut0043and re-est ablish con-
tact with conn ector 0044.
X Close theside trimpanel (Ypage 108). Windshield
wipers Switching
thewindshield wipers
on/off
! Do
not operate thewindshield wipers
when thewindshield isdry, asthis could
damage thewiper blades. Moreover, dust
that hascollected onthe windshield can
scratc hthe glass ifwiping takesplacewhen
the windshield isdry.
If it is necessary toswitch onthe windshield
wipers indry weather conditions,alway suse
washer fluidwhen operating thewindshield
wipers.
! If
the windshield wipersleavesmears on
the windshield afterthevehicle hasbeen
washed inan automatic carwash, waxor
other residues maybethe reason forthis.
Clean thewindshield usingwasher fluid
after washing thevehicle inan automatic
car wash. Combination
switch
0047 003F Windshield wiperoff
0048 0062 Intermitt entwipe, low(rain sensor
set tolow sensitivit y)
0049 0063 Intermitt entwipe, high(rain sensor
set tohigh sensitivit y)
004A 00AA Continuous wipe,slow
004B 00A9 Continuous wipe,fast
0084 00D3 Single wipe/00D4 Wipesthewind-
shield usingwasher fluid
X Switch onthe ignition.
X Turn thecombinat ionswitch tothe corre-
sponding position.
! Vehicles
witharain sensor: ifthe wind-
shield becomes dirtyindry weather condi-
tions, thewindshield wipersmaybeactiva-
ted inadverten tly.This could thendamage Windshield
wipers
109Lightsandwindshield wipers Z

the
winds hield wi pe rbl ad es orscra tchthe
wi nds hield.
For thisrea son ,yo usho uld alwa ysswitch
off the winds hield wi pe rs indry weath er.
Veh icles with ara in senso r:in the 0062 or
0063 positio n,the appro priate wiping fre-
qu ency isau toma tically se tacc ording tothe
inte nsityof the rain. Inthe 0063 positio n,the
ra in senso ris mor ese nsi tive thanin the 0062
po sitio n,cau sing the winds hield wi pe rto wipe
mor efre quentl y.
If the wipe rbl ad es arewo rn, the winds hield
wi llno longe rbe wipe dpro perly.Thi scou ld
pre vent youfro mobservi ng the trafficcond i-
tio ns. Sw
itchin gthe rear windo wwi per
on /o ff Co
mbi nati onswitch
0043 00C5 Switch
0048 00E2 Wipeswi th wa she rflu id
0049 ISwi tche son inte rmittent wiping
004A 0Swi tche soff inte rmittent wiping
004B 00E2 Wipeswi th wa she rflu id
X Swi tch onthe igniti on.
X Sli de switch 0043onthe comb inationsw itch
to the corr espo ndi ng positio n.
Wh enthe rearwi ndo wwipe ris sw itch edon,
the 00C5 symbo lap pe arsin the assista nce
gra phicin the instrument cluste r.Fur ther
inf orm ation on the assista nce graphic
(Y page 197 ). Repl
acingthe wiper blade s
Impo rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
If the winds hield wi pe rs begin to mov ewh ile
yo uar echa nging the wipe rbl ad es,yo u
cou ldbe trapped bythe wipe rar m. There is
a ris kof inju ry.
Alw ayssw itch offthe winds hield wi pe rs and
ig niti onbefor echa nging the wipe rbl ad es.
! To
avoid da ma ging the wipe rbl ad es,ma ke
su re tha tyo utou chonl ythe wipe rar m of
the wipe r.
! Nev
eropen the hood/ta ilga te ifawi pe r
ar m hasbe en foldedaw ay fromthe wind-
shi eld/r earwi ndo w.
Nev erfoldawi nds hield wi pe rar m withou ta
wi pe rbl ad eba ck onto thewinds hield/r ear
wi ndo w.
Hol dthe winds hield wi pe rar m firml ywh en
yo ucha nge thewipe rbl ad e. Ifyo urel ease
the wipe rar m withou ta wi pe rbl ad eand it
fa lls onto thewinds hield/r earwi ndo w,the
wi nds hield/r earwi ndo wma ybe dama ged
by the force ofthe impact.
Me rce des-Be nzrec omm endstha tyo uha ve
the wipe rbl ad es cha nge dat aqu alifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh op.
Ch ang ingthe winds hieldwiper blade s Remo
ving the wiper blade s
X Veh
icle swi tho utKEYLES S-G Oor KEY-
LE SS- GO start function:rem ove the
Sma rtKeyfro mthe igniti onlock.
X Veh
icle swi th KEYLES S-G Oor KEYLES S-
GO start function:sw itch offthe engine.
X Fol dthe wipe rar m aw ay fromthe wind-
shi eld. 11
0 Win
dshi eld wip ersLigh tsandwind shield wipers

Cha
nging therea rwind owwiper blade Rem
oving awiper blade X
Veh
icles withoutKEYLESS- GOorKEY-
LESS- GOstar tfu nct ion: remove the
Sm artKey from theign ition lock.
X Veh
icles withKEYLESS- GOorKEYLESS-
GO star tfu nct ion: switchoff theen gin e.
X Fol dwiper arm0085away from therear win-
dow.
X Pre ssbot hrele ase clips0044.
X Fol dwiper blade0043inthedire ction of
arr ow 0087away from wiper arm0085.
X Remo vewiper blade0043inthedire ction of
arr ow 0083. Inst
alling awiper blade X
Posi tionne wwiper blade0043withrec ess 0084
on lug 0083.
X Fol dwiper blade0043inthedire ction of
arr ow 0087onto thewiper arm,unt ilret aini ng
clip s0044 engage inbrac ket0085.
X Mak esure that wiper blade0043isseat ed
cor rectly.
X Fol dth ewiper armback onto therear win-
dow. Pr
oblem swith thewind shieldwiper s Pr
oblem Possi
blecauses/con sequences and0050 0050
Solu tions The
wind shieldwiper s
are jammed. Leav
esorsnow, forexample ,may beobst ructingth ewind shield
wiper moveme nt.The wiper motorhas been deactivate d.
X For safe tyreas ons,you should rem ove theSm artKey from the
ign ition lock.
X Remo vethecaus eof theobst ruction.
X Swit chthewind shieldwiper sback on. The
wind shieldwiper s
fail com pletely. The
wind shieldwiper driveis malf unctionin g.
X Sel ect another wiper speedon thecom binatio nswit ch.
X Hav eth ewind shieldwiper sch eck edataqualif iedspec ialist
work shop. The
wind shieldwashe r
fluid from thespr aynoz-
zle sno longer hitsth e
cen terof thewind -
shie ld. The
spraynozzles are misalign ed.
X Hav eth espr aynozzles adjust edataqualif iedspec ialist work-
sho p. 112
Wind
shield wipersLightsand winds hieldwiper s

Setting
theairdistr ibution
Air-conditioning systemAir
distr ibution settings
0061 Directsair through thedefroster vents
009C Directsair through thecent erand side
air vent s
009B Directsair through thefootwell air
vent s
i You
canalso activate severalairdistribu-
tion settin gssimultaneously. Todo this,
press multiple airdistribution buttons.The
air isthen directed throughvariousvents.
i Regardle
ssofthe airdistribution setting,
airflow isalwa ysdirected throughtheside
air vent s.The side airvent scan only be
closed ifthe adjusters areturned clockwise
until theyengage.
Setting theairdistr ibution
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X Press oneormore ofthe 009C, 009B,0061
buttons.
The correspondin gindicator lamplights up
briefly.
Dual-zone automaticclimate control Air
distr ibution settings
0061 Directsair through thedefroster vents
009C Directsair through thecent erand side
air vent s
009B Directsair through thefootwell air
vent s
009F Directsair through thecent er,side and
footwell vents
0087 Directsair through thedefroster, center
and side airvent s
0086 Directsair through thedefroster and
footwell vents
008F Directsair through thedefroster, cen-
ter, side andfootwell vents
i Regardle
ssofthe airdistribution setting,
airflow isalwa ysdirected throughtheside
air vent s.The side airvent scan only be
closed ifthe adjusters areturned clockwise
until theyengage. Setting
theairdistr ibution
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X Press the004F or004A button repeatedly
until thedesired symbolappears inthe dis-
play . Setting
theairflow
Air-conditioning system X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X To increase orreduce: turncontrol0083
counter -clockwiseorclockwise
(Y page 114).
Dual-zone automaticclimate control X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X To increase orreduce: pressthe0097 or
0095 button. Switching
theZONE function on/off
This funct ionisonly availa blewith dual-zone
automatic climatecontrol.
X To activate: pressthe00D6 button.
The indicator lampinthe 00D6 button lights
up.
The temperature settingfor the driver's side
is not adopted forthe front -passenger side.
X To deactivat e:press the00D6 button.
The indicator lampinthe 00D6 button goes
out.
The temperature settingfor the driver's side
is adopted forthe front -passenger side. Defrosting
thewindshield
General notes You
canusethis funct iontodefrost thewind-
shield ortoclear afogged upwindshield and
side windows. 120
Operat
ingthe climate controlsystemsClimat econ trol

It
is possib leto make useofthe residu alheat
of the engine tocontinue heatingthevehicle
for appro ximately 30minutes aftertheengine
has been switched off.The heating time
depends onthe setinterior temperature .
i The
blow erwil lrun atalow speed regard-
less ofthe airflowsetting.
i If
you activate theresidu alheat function at
high temperature s,only theventilation will
be activated. Theblow erruns atmediu m
speed .
i You
cannot usetheventilation tocool the
vehicle interior toatemperature lowerthan
the outsid etemperature .
Ac tivating/de activating X
Turn theSmartKey topositio n005A inthe igni-
tion lock orremove it(Y page 125).
X Press the004B button.
The indicator lampinthe 004B button lights
up orgoes out.
The indicator lampinthe button indicates
that therespective functionisactivated.
i Resi dualheat isdeactiva tedautoma tically:
R after appro ximately 30minutes
R when theignition isswitched on
R ifthe battery voltage drops Air
vents Important
safetynotes G
WARNING
Very hotorvery cold aircan flow from the
air vents. Thiscould resultin burns orfrost-
bite inthe immedi atevicinity ofthe air
vents. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatallvehicle occupants always
maintain asufficie ntdistance tothe airout-
lets. Ifnecessary ,redirect theairflowto
another areaofthe vehicle interior. In
order toensure thedirect flowoffresh air
through theairvents intothevehicle interior,
plea seobserve thefollow ingnotes:
R keep theairinlet betwee nthe windshi eld
and thehood freeofblockage s,such asice,
snow orlea ves.
R never covertheairvents orair intake grilles
in the vehicle interior.
i For
optimal climatecontrolinthe vehicle ,
open theairvents completely andsetthe
adjusters tothe central position. Setting
theairvents 0043
Side window defroster vent
0044 Side airvent
0049 Side airvent open
004A Side airvent closed
X To open aside airvent: turntheadjuster
in side airvent 0044tothe left inpositio n0049.
X To clo seaside airvent: turntheadjuster
in side airvent 0044clockwise asfar asitwil l
go topositio n004A.
i The
center andrear airvents areadjusted
in the same way. Ai
rvents
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Note
son bre aking-in ane wve hic le Impo
rtant safety notes
Th ese nso rsy ste mof some driving and driving
sa fety syste ms adjus tsautoma tically wh ile a
cer taindista nce isbe ing driven after the vehi-
cle hasbe en deliver edorafter repairs. Full
sy ste meff ecti vene ssisnot reache dunti lthe
end ofthistea ch-i npro ced ure.
New andreplaced brakepads and discs only
rea chthe irop tim um braking effect after sev-
era lhu ndr edkilome ters ofdri ving. Compe n-
sa te for thisby applying gre aterfor ce tothe
bra kepedal. The
first 1000 miles(150 0km)
Th emor eyo ulook after the enginewhen itis
new ,the mor esa tis fied youwi llbe with its
pe rfo rma nce inthe futur e.
R Yo usho uld the refore drive atvarying vehicle
and enginespee ds for the first 1000 miles
(15 00km).
R Avoi dhe avylo ad s,e.g .dri ving atfullthro t-
tle ,du ring thispe riod .
R Ch ang ege ar ingo od tim e,be for ethe tach-
ome ternee dle is 00C3 ofthe wayto the red
ar ea ofthe tachomete r.
R Do not manua lly shi ftto alowe rge ar to
bra kethe vehicle.
R Try toavoid de pre ssing the accelera tor
pe dalbe yond the point ofres istanc e(ki ck-
do wn) .
R Ide ally,for the first 1000 miles(15 00km),
dri ve inpro gramE.
Add itiona lbre aking-i nnote sfor Merce des-
AMG vehicles :
R Do not drive faste rtha n85 mph (140km/h )
for the first 1,000 miles(1, 500 km).
R Onl yal lo w the enginetorea chama xim um
eng inespee dof 4,5 00 rpm briefly.
R Ch ang ege ar ingo od tim e.
After 1,000 miles(1, 500 km),yo ucan
incr ease the enginespee dgra dually and bring
the vehicleto fullsp ee d.
Yo usho uld also observe thesenote son bre ak-
ing -in ifthe engineorparts ofthe drive train
on your veh icleha ve been rep laced .
Alw aysob serve the maxim um permi ssible
sp ee d. Dri
ving Impo
rtant safety notes G
WA
RNI NG
Ob jects inthe driver 'sfoo twe llcan restrict
the pedaltra vel orobstru ctade pre sse d
pe dal.Th eop era ting androadsa fety ofthe
veh icleis jeo pardi zed .Th ere isarisk ofan
acc ident.
Ma kesure tha tal lob jects inthe vehiclear e
sto wedcor rectly,and thatthe ycan not ente r
the driver 'sfoo twe ll. Insta llthe floo rma ts
se cu rel yand asspeci fied inord erto ens ure
su fficie ntcle aranc efor the pedals.Do not
us eloose floo rma tsand donot place floo r-
ma tson top ofone another. G
WA
RNI NG
Unsu itable foo twe arcan hinde rcor rect
us ag eof the pedals,e.g .:
R sho eswith thick soles
R sho eswith high heels
R slip pe rs
Th ere isarisk ofan acc ident.
We arsuita ble foo twe arto ens urecor rect
us ag eof the pedals. G
WA
RNI NG
If yo usw itch offthe igniti onwhile dri ving,
sa fety -releva ntfunctio nsareonl yav aila bl e
wi th limi tati ons ,or not atall. Th iscou ld
af fec t,for exa mpl e,the powe rste ering and
the brakeboost ing effect. Youwi llreq uire
cons idera blymor eeff ort toste erand brake.
Th ere isarisk ofan acc ident.
Do not switch offthe igniti onwhile dri ving. G
WA
RNI NG
If the parki ng bra kehasnot been fully
rel easedwh en driving, the parki ng bra ke
can :
R ove rheatand causeafire
R lose its holdfunctio n. 12
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ivi ngDr ivi ng andparki ng

There
isarisk offire and anaccident .
Release theparking brakefullybefore driv-
ing off.
! Do
not warm upthe engine whilestation -
ary. Pullaway immediately. Avoidhigh
engine speeds andfullthrot tleuntil the
engine hasreached itsoperating tempera-
ture.
In vehicles withautomatic transmission,
engage positions Pand Ronly when the
vehicle isstation ary.
Where possible, avoidspinnin gthe drive
wheels whenpulling awayonslippery roads.
You could otherwise damagethedrive train.
! Mercedes-AMG
vehicles:avoidfull-load
operation andengine speeds greater than
5000 rpmwhen theengine iscold. This
helps toprotec tthe engine andavoids
uncomf ortable driving. Key
positions
Smar tKey 005A
Toremove theSmart Key
(shift thetrans mission toposition 005D)
0047 Power supply forsome consumer s,such
as the windshield wipers
0048 Ignit ion(power supplyforallconsumer s)
and drive position
0049 Tostart theengine
i The
Smart Keycanbeturned inthe ignition
lock even ifit is not thecorrec tSmart Key
for the vehicle. Theignition isnot switched
on. The engine cannotbe start ed. Star
t/Stop button General
notes
Vehicles withKEYLE SS-GO are equipped with
Smart Keysfeaturing theintegr atedKEYLE SS-
GO funct ionand adetachable Start/Stopbut-
ton .
A check whichperiodically establishesaradio
conn ection between thevehicle andthe
Smart Keydetermin eswhether avalid Smart -
Key isin the vehicle. Thisoccurs, forexample,
when startingthe engine.
When youinsert theStart /Stopbutton into
the ignition lock,thesystem needsapprox-
imately twoseconds recognitiontime. Youcan
then usetheStart /Stopbutton .
Pressing theStart /Stopbutton several times
in succession correspondstothe different
Smart Keypositions inthe ignition lock.Thisis
only thecase ifyou arenot depressing the
brake pedal.
If you depress thebrake pedalandpress the
Start /Stopbutton ,the engine startsimmedi-
ately.
To start thevehicle without actively usingthe
Smart Key:
R the Start /Stopbutton mustbeinsert edin
the ignition lock
R the Smart Keymust beinthe vehicle
R the vehicle mustnotbelocked withthe
Smart KeyorKEYLE SS-GO (Ypage 70)
Do not keep theKEYLE SS-GO key:
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.
This canaffect thefunct ionality ofKEYLE SS-
GO.
If you lock thevehicle withtheSmart Key
remote controlorwith KEYLE SS-GO, after a
short time:
R you willnotbeable toswitch onthe ignition
with theStart /Stopbutton .
R you willnolonger beable tostart theengine
with theStart /Stopbutton untilthevehicle
is unlocked again.
If you lock thevehicle centrally using thebut-
ton onthe front door(Ypage 75),youcan
cont inue tostart theengine withtheStart /
Stop button . Driving
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R
the doors areclo sedand locked
R the windo wsand slid ing sunroo far eclo sed
Als oma kesure tha t:
R the fuel tank issu fficie ntly filled
R the starter battery hasbe en sufficie ntly
cha rged G
WA
RNING
Li mbs couldbe cru she dor tra pped ifthe
eng ineissta rted unintenti onally du rin gse r-
vic eor ma inte nanc ewo rk. The reisaris kof
inju ry.
Alw aysse cur ethe engineagainst uninten-
tio nal startin gbe for ecar rying outma inte -
nanc eor rep airwo rk.
Ma kesure tha tthe enginecann otbe started
via your sma rtphone befor ecar rying outma in-
tena nceorrep airs. Youcan prevent aneng ine
sta rtvia your sma rtphone,for exa mpl e,ifyo u:
R sw itch onthe hazar dwa rning lamps
R do not lock the doors
R op en the hood Pul
ling away
Ge neral notes G
WA
RNING
If the enginespee dis ab ove theidling spee d
and youeng agetra nsmi ssion positio n003A
or 0046 ,the vehiclecou ldpu llaw ay sud-
de nly .The reisaris kof an acc ident.
Wh eneng aging transmi ssion positio n003A
or 0046, alwa ysfirml yde pre ssthe brake
pe daland donot simu ltaneo uslyacc elera te.
Dep ressthe accelera tor carefully wh en pulling
aw ay.
The vehiclelocks centr ally once youha ve
pu lled away.The locking knobsin the doors
dro pdo wn.
Yo ucan open the doors fromthe inside at any
tim e.
Yo ucan also deacti vate the automa ticlocking
fea ture(Y page 199 ).
Veh icle swi th auto matic transmission :it is
po ssi ble to shi ftthe transmi ssion fromposi- tio
n005D tothe desired positio nonl yif yo u
de pre ssthe brakepedal.Onl ythe ncan the
pa rki ng lock be deacti vated .
Al lve hic les(e xc ept Merce des -AMG vehi-
cl es ):ifyo udo not depre ssthe brakepedal,
the DIRECT SELEC Tlever can stillbe mov ed
bu tthe parki ng lock rem ains eng aged .
Me rce des -AMG vehic les: ifyo udo not
de pre ssthe brakepedal,the selector lever can
sti llbe mov edbutthe parki ng lock rem ains
eng aged .
At transmi ssion fluidtemp eratures below 00F84 ‡
(00F8 20 †),yo ucan onlyshi ftou tof positio n005D
into anothertra nsmi ssion positio nwh en the
eng ineisrunning .
i Up
shi fts take place athighe reng ine
sp ee ds after acol dsta rt.Thishe lpsthe cat-
al yti cconve rtertorea chits opera ting tem-
pe ratur emor equ ickl y.
Info rma tionon the automa ticrelease ofthe
el ectr icpa rki ng bra ke(Ypage 148 ).
Hil lstart assist Hil
lsta rtas sist helpsyo uwh en pulling away
for wa rdorinrev ers eon anuphillgra dient. It
hol dsthe vehiclefor asho rttim eaf ter you
ha ve rem ovedyo ur foo tfro mthe brakepedal.
Thi sgi ves youeno ughtim eto mov eyo ur foo t
fro mthe brakepedalto the accelera tor pedal
and todepre ssitbe for ethe vehiclebe gins to
rol l. G
WA
RNING
After asho rttim e,hillsta rtas sist willno lon-
ge rbra keyour veh icleand itcou ldrol law ay.
Th ere isaris kof an acc ident and injury.
Th ere fore,qu ickl ymov eyo ur foo tfro mthe
bra kepedalto the accelera tor pedal.Nev er
le av ethe vehiclewh en itis he ldby hillsta rt
as sist.
Hil lsta rtas sist isnot activeif:
R youar epu lling away on alevel roador on a
do wnh ill gra dient.
R the transmi ssion isin po sitio n005C.
R the electr icpa rki ng bra keisap plied.
R ESP ®
is ma lfunctio ning.
Fur therinf orm ation onholding the vehiclesta -
tio nar yon uphillgra dients (Ypage 138) . 12
8 Dr
ivi ngDr ivi ng andparki ng