2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV USB port

Collision
warning
see ActiveBr ake Assist
COMAN D
Dr ivin gdynam icsdisplay ...............1 71
COMA NDdisplay
Cl eani ng....... .................................. 284
Co mbinati onswi tch ....... ................... 104
Co mpass
Ca librating .....................................272
Ca lling up ....... ................................272
Mag netic fieldzone maps....... ....... 273
Setting .............. .............................272
Co nne ctin gaUSB device
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................243
Co nsumptio nstatistic s(o n-bo ard
co mputer) .......................................... 192
Co ntroll er....... ....... .............................244
Co nve nience closi ng feature .............. 85
Co nve nience open ingfeature ............ 84
Co olan t(e ngi ne)
Che cking theleve l....... .................. 277
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 218
Fill ing capa city....... ........................339
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 339
Temp erature(on-boa rdcom-
pute r,Merced es-AMG vehicles) .....201
Temp eraturegau ge....... .................189
Warni nglamp ....... .......................... 239
Co oling
see Clima tecontrol
Co pyright .............................................30
Co rnerin glig ht func tion
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 215
Function/notes .............................104
Co ver
see Rollersunbl ind
Cruis eco ntrol
Activatio nconditi ons....... .............. 157
Cru isecontrol lever....... ................157
Deactiva ting....... ............................ 158
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 223
Driving system ...............................157
Function/notes .............................157
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 157
Setting aspee d....... .......................158 Storing
andmaintaining current
spee d....... ......................................157
Cup holde r
Center console ..............................258
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 258
Rea rcompa rtment .........................259
Custo merAssistanc eCe nter
(C AC )....... ..............................................28
Custo merRelati onsDepartment .......28 D
Dash board
see Cockpi t
Dash board lighting
see Instrument clusterlighting
Data
see Techni caldata
Dayti merunnin glamps
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 217
Function/notes .............................102
Switchi ngon/off (on-boa rdcom-
pute r)....... ......................................199
De clarations ofconformity .................27
De corative film
Cl eani nginstructio ns....... .............. 282
Di agno sticsco nne ctio n....... ...............27
Digit alOp erator 's Ma nua l
He lp.................................................2 4
Introduction .....................................2 4
Digit alsp eed omete r.........................1 93
DI RECT SELECTlev er
Automa tictransmis sion.................134
Di splay messag es
ASSYST PLUS................................ 278
Ca lling up (on-boa rdcompu ter)..... 204
Driving systems .............................220
Engine ............................................218
Gene ralnotes ................................ 203
Hidi ng(on-boa rdcompu ter)....... ....204
Ligh ts....... ......................................215
Safety systems ..............................205
SmartKey .......................................230
Tire s....... ........................................ 224
Vehi cle....... ....................................226
Di stanc eco ntrol
see Active Distance AssistDISTRONI C
Di stanc ereco rder .............................192 8
In
dex

Dist
ance war ning funct ion Gen
eral inf orma tion
The distanc ewarn ing fun ction can helpyou to
min imizetheris kof afron t-en dco llis ion witha
veh icle ahea dor red uce theef fect sof suc ha
co llis ion .If th edis tanc ewarn ing fun ction
det ects that there isaris kof aco llis ion ,you
will bewarn edvisually andacoustically.
Im por tant safet ynot es
i Obs
erveth e"Im portant saf etyno tes" sec -
ti on fordri vin gsaf etysys tems (Ypage 60). G
WAR
NING
The distanc ewarn ing fun ction doe sno t
rea ct:
R to peo pleorani mals
R to oncomin gveh icles
R to cross ing traff ic
R when corneri ng
The distanc ewarn ing fun ction may notgiv e
warn ings inall critic al sit uat ions.The reisa
ris kof an acc iden t.
Al ways paycareful atte nt ion tothetraff ic
sit uat ion and berea dytobra ke.
Al ways adapt yourspeedtosuit thepre vail -
in g ro ad and traff icco nd ition s. G
WAR
NING
The distanc ewarn ing fun ction cannot
always clear lyiden tify obj ects and compl ex
tr aff icsit uat ions.
In suc hcas es, thedis tanc ewarn ing fun ction
may:
R giv ean unn ecess ary warn ing
R no tgiv eawarn ing
The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
Al ways paycareful atte nt ion tothetraff ic
sit uat ion and donotrel ysol ely onthedis -
ta nc ewarn ing fun ction .
Fun ction
St art ing at aspe edofappr oximat ely4mph
(7 km/ h),the dista nce warning functio nwa rns
yo uif yo ura pidlyap pro ach aveh iclein fro nt.
An inte rmittent warning tone willthe nsou nd, and
the00BA dista nce warning lamp willlight
up inthe instrument cluste r.
X Bra keimmed iatel yin ord erto incr ease the
di sta nce fromthe vehiclein fro nt.
or X Take eva sive acti on, provided itis sa fe to do
so.
Due tothe natu reofthe syste m, partic ular ly
comp licate dbu tnon-cr itical drivin gcond itions
ma yal so cau sethe syste mto disp laya wa rn-
ing .
Wi th the helpof the rada rse nso rsy ste m, the
di sta nce warning functio ncan detect obsta -
cle stha tar ein the path ofyour veh iclefor an
exte ndedpe rio dof tim e.
Up toasp ee dof appro xim ately44 mph
(70 km/h ),the dista nce warning functio ncan
al so rea ctto sta tionar yob sta cles,su ch as
stop pedor parked vehicles .
Au ton omo usbrak ingfun ction If
the driver does not reactto the dista nce
wa rning signa lin acri tica lsi tua tion,Activ e
Bra keAssi stcan assist the driver with the
au tono mousbra king functio n.
The autono mousbra king functio n:
R gives thedriver mor etim eto rea ctto critica l
dri vin gsitua tions
R can helpthe driver toavoid an acc ident or
R can reduce theeffects ofan acc ident
Veh icle swi tho utActiv eDi stan ceAssist
DI STRO NIC:the autono mousbra king functio n
is availabl e in the followi ng spee dra nge s:
R 4-65 mph (7-105 km/h )for mov ing
ob jects
R 4-31 mph (7-50 km/h )for stationar y
ob jects
Veh icle swi th Activ eDi stan ceAssist
DI STRO NIC:the autono mousbra king functio n
is availabl e in the followi ng spee dra nge s:
R 4-124 mph (7-200 km/h )for mov ing
ob jects
R 4-31 mph (7-50 km/h )for stationar y
ob jects
Due tothe natu reofthe syste m, partic ular ly
comp licate dbu tnon-cr itical drivin gcond itions
ma yal so cau sethe autono mousbra king func-
tio nto inte rvene. 62
Dr
ivi ng safet ysy stem sSafet y

gered.
Thetailgate couldthusbeopened or
closed uninten tionally, forexample, ifyou:
- set somethin gdown orlift somethin gup
behind thevehicle.
- polish therear ofthe vehicle.
Do not carry theKEYLE SS-GO key about
your person inthese situations orinsitua-
tions similar tothese. Thiswillprevent the
uninten tionalopening/c losingofthe tail-
gate.
Operat ion X
To open/clo se:kick your footintosensor
detect ionzone 0043below thebumper.
Two warning tonessound whilethetailgate
is opening orclosing.
X If
the tailgat edoes notopen/clo seafter
several attempt s:wait atleast tensec-
onds, usingyourfootkick under thebumper
again.
If you hold your footunder thebumper fortoo
long, thetailgate doesnotopen orclose.
Repeat thelegmovement morequickly ifthis
occurs.
To stop theopening orclosing procedure:
R kick with your footintosensor detection
range 0043under thebumper, or
R pull thehandle onthe outside ofthe tail-
gate, or
R press theclosing buttononthe tailgate, or
R press the0054 button onthe Smart Key
If the tailgate closingprocedure hasbeen
stopped:
R kick your footunder thebumper againand
the tailgate willopen. If
the tailgate opening procedure hasbeen
stopped:
R kick your footunder thebumper againand
the tailgate willclose. Opening/cl
osingautomat ically from
inside
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
Parts ofthe body could become trapped
during automatic closingofthe tailgate.
Moreover, people,e.g.children, maybe
standing inthe closing areaormay enter the
closing areaduring theclosing process.
There isarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody isin the vicinity of
the closing areaduring theclosing process.
Use oneofthe following optionstostop the
closing process:
R press the0054 button onthe Smart Key.
R pull orpress theremote operating switch
on the driver's door.
R press theclosing orlocking buttononthe
tailgate.
R pull thehandle onthe tailgate G
DANGER
Combustion enginesemitpoisonous
exhaust gasessuchascarbon monoxide.
Exhaust gasescanenter thevehicle interior
if the tailgate isopen while theengine is
runnin g,especially ifthe vehicle isin
motion. Thereisarisk ofpoisoning.
Always switchoffthe engine beforeopening
the tailgate. Neverdrivewiththetailgate
open.
! The
tailgate swingsupwards andtothe
rear when opened. Therefore, makesure
that there issufficient clearance aboveand
behind thetailgate.
Two warning tonessound whilethetailgate is
opening orclosing. Cargo
compar tment
81Opening andclosing Z

X
To ope n:pre ssthe mar king oncove r0043.
i Yo
ucan remove thenon-sl ipma tand the
ins ert forcleani ng. Whe nrem oving the
ins ert youwi llha ve toove rcom esom eslig ht
res istance .
Sto wage compartmen tunde rthe arm-
res t X
To ope n:on veh icles with mova ble arm r-
ests ,ma kesure tha tthe arm restis in the
rea rmos tpo sitio n.
X Pre ssbutton 0043and foldthe arm restup .
Dep endingonthe vehicleeq uipme nt,the arm -
res tcan bemove dba ckwa rdsorforw ardsin a
lo ngi tud inaldi recti on.
Dep endingonthe vehicle's equipme nt,the fol-
lo wi ng ma ybe inthe stow agecomp artment:a
mu ltimed iaconne ctorunitwi th an SD card
sl ot and 2USB ports, e.g.for usewi th an
iP od ®
,iP hone ®
or MP3 play er (se ethe Digital
Ope rator'sManua l).
Sto wage compartmen tsinthe rear
pass engerco mpartmen t Sto
wage compartmen tin the rear cente r
co nsole X
To ope n:pulldo wn the top ofstow agecom-
pa rtment 0043bythe edge ofthe handl e.
i Dep
endingonthe vehicle's equipme nt,
ther ema ybe anopen stow agespa ceabove
the stow agecomp artment. Parc
elne ts
Stow agenets arelocate d:
R in the front-p asseng erfoo twe ll
R on the back ofthe driver' sand thefront-
pa sse nger seat
R on the left and right-ha ndside inthe cargo
comp artment
Obs erve theload ing guideline s(Y page 251 )
and thesafety notes regard ing stow age
spa ces (Ypage 251 ). Fo
ldi ng bac kres ton the fron t-
pass engerse at (Canada only) G
WAR
NING
If the backres tof the front-p asseng ersea tis
fol dedforw ard,rea rsea tpa sse nger scan
come inconta ctwith parts ofthe seat
mech anism. particu larly inthe eventofan
acci dent, hea vybra king orasu dd en cha nge
of directi on.Thereisaris kof inju ry.
If apa sse nger travelsin the vehiclewh ile
the front-p asseng ersea tis fol dedforw ard,
they mustsitin the rearsea tbe hind the
dri ver.
The backres tof the front-p asseng ersea tcan
be foldedforw ardsto incre asethe cargocom-
pa rtment capacity.
Once youno longer needthe backres ton the
front-p asseng erside tobe used asaload sur-
fac e,fol dthe backres tba ck into place . Sto
wage areas
253Sto wag ean dfe ature s Z