2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV steering

Inde
x....................................................... 4 Digit
alOpe rator 'sMa nua l.................. 24
In troduc tion...........................................2 4
Operation .......................................... ..... 24 Introduction
......................................... 25
Protect ingthe environment ...................2 5
Gen uine Mercedes-Ben zpart s...............2 5
Operator's Manual................................. 26
Service andvehicle operation ................2 6
Operating safety.............................. ...... 27
QR code forrescue card........................ 28
Data storage .......................................... 28
Information oncopyright ....................... 30 At
aglance ........................................... 31
Cockpit .................................................. 31
Instr ument cluster ................................. 32
Multifunction steeringwheel................. 33
Center console ...................................... 34
Door controlpanel ........................... ...... 37
Overhead controlpanel ..................... ....3 8 Safety
................................................... 39
Panic alarm ............................................ 39
Occupant safety.................................... 39
Children inthe vehicle ........................... 53
Pets inthe vehicle ................................. 59
Driving safetysystems ..................... ...... 60
Protect ionagainst theft.........................6 7 Opening
andclosing ........................... 69
Smart Key............................................... 69
Doors ..................................................... 75
Cargo compart ment........................ .......7 7
Sid ewi ndow s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 83
Pa nora maroofwi th pow ertilt/sli d-
ing panel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 87Se
ats, steering whe eland mir-
rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 92
Co rrect driver' ssea tpos ition ................ 92
Sea ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 92Steer
ingwheel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 97
Mi rror s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 98
Mem oryfuncti on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 101 Li
ghts andwindsh ield wipers .......... 102
Exteri orlighti ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 102
Interi orlighti ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 105
Re placi ng bulbs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 106
Wi ndsh ield wipe rs <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 109 Cl
imate contro l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 113
Ove rview ofclimate control systems ...113
Ope ratingthe climate control sys-
tems <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 118
Air vents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 123 Dri
vin gand parkin g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 124
Note son bre aking-in anew vehicle..... 124
Drivi ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 124
DYNAM ICSELECT button (allveh i-
cle sexcep tMer cedes-AM Gveh i-
cle s)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 132
DYNAM ICSELECT controller
(Me rced es-AM Gveh icles) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 133
Auto matictrans mission<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 134
Re fue ling <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 142
Pa rking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 145
Drivi ngtips<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 148
Drivi ngsystems <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 157 On-
board computer anddisplay s.... 188
Impo rtant safety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 188
Disp lays and operation<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 188
Menu sand subme nus<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 191
Disp laymes sages <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 203
Wa rning andindicator lamps inthe
instr umentclu ster <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 231 Multi
mediasys tem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 243
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 243
Impo rtant safety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 243
Functi onrestricti ons<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 243
Ope ratingsystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 2442
Co
nte nts

Transmission
positiondisplay
(DIRECT SELECT lever) ...................1 34
Transmi ssionposi tions .................. 137
Automatic transmissionemer-
gen cymode ....................................... 142 B
Back button ....................................... 244
Backup lamp
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 216
Bag hook....... ....... ..............................256
BAS (Brake AssistSyste m)....... ..........61
Basic settings
see Settings
Battery (SmartKe y)
Che cking .......................................... 72
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................... 72
Rep lacing ......................................... 72
Battery (vehicle)
Cha rging ........................................ 295
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 219
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 293
Ju mp starting ................................. 296
Rep lacing .......................................296
Belt
see Seat belts
Belt warni ng....... .................................. 44
Blin dSpot Assist
Activating/d eactivating (on-
boa rdcompu ter)....... ..................... 198
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 221
Notes/fu nction..............................185
Blow er
see Clima tecontrol
Blueto oth®
Searchi ngfor amobi lephone ........247
Searchi ngfor amobi lephone
(de vice mana ger)........................... 248
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................243
Tel epho ny....... ...............................247
Brake AssistSyste m
see BAS (Brake AssistSystem)
Brake assistanc e
see BAS (Brake AssistSystem)
Brake fluid
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 210 Notes
.............................................338
Brake forcedistributi on
see EBD (electronic brakeforce
dis tribu tion)
Brake HOLDfunction
Gene ralnotes ................................ 165
Brake lamp
Rep lacing bulbs....... ......................108
Brake lamps
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 216
Brakes
ABS ..................................................60
BAS <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[............61
Brake fluid(note s)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ ......338
Disp laymess age<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 205
EBD <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 67
Hil lsta rtas sis t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 128
HOLD function<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 165
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 150
Ma inte nance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 151
Pa rking brake<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 146
Ri ding tips<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 150
Situ ation-de pendent braking
as sis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 63
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 233
Breakd ownass istanc e
Whe rewillIfind ...?<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 287
see Flattire
see Tow-star ting
see Towingaway
Brig htne sscontro l(i nstru ment
cl uste rlighti ng)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 32
Button son the steering wheel......... 189 C
Cal ling up amalfu nctio n
see Disp laymes sages
Car
see Vehicle
Care
Carwa sh <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 280
Ca rpe ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 286
Disp lay<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 284
Exha ustpi pe <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 284
Exteri orlights <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 283
Ge aror sel ector lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 285
Interi or<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 2846
In
dex

Matte
finish................................... 281
Notes ............................................. 279
Paint ..............................................2 81
Pla stic trim ....................................285
Pow erwa sher ................................280
Rea rview camera .......................... 284
Roo flini ng ....... ...............................286
Seat belt....... ................................. 286
Seat cover .....................................285
Sensors ......................................... 283
Steering wheel....... ........................285
Trim pieces ....... .............................285
Was hing byhand ........................... 280
Whee ls....... ....................................282
Windo ws....... ................................. 282
Wip erbla des ....... ........................... 283
Wood entrim .................................. 285
Cargo compartm entenlargemen t... 254
Cargo compartm entfloor
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 257
Openi ng/closi ng....... ..................... 257
Stowag ewel l(u nder) ..................... 257
Cargo tiedow nrings .........................256
CD
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................243
CD player (on-bo ardcomputer) ........195
Ce nter conso le
Lowe rsection .................................. 35
Uppe rsection .................................. 34
Ce ntral locking
Automa ticlocking (on-board
compu ter)....... ...............................199
Locking/u nlocking(SmartKe y)....... .69
Cha nge ofaddress .............................. 26
Cha nge ofowner ship.......................... 26
Cha nging awheel
Wheel sand tires ............................ 327
Child
Rest raintsyst em.............................. 55
Child seat
For ward- facing restraint system...... 58
LA TCH- type (ISOF IX) child seat
anc hors............................................ 56
On thefron t-passe nger seat ............ 57
Rearwar d-facin gres traint system.... 58
Top Tether ...................................... .5 6 Child
-proof locks
Imp ortant safe tyno tes.................... 58
Rear doors.......................................5 9
Child ren
Spe cial seat beltretrac tor...............5 4
Child reninthevehi cle
Imp ortant safe tyno tes.................... 53
Cigar ettelight er................................ 260
Cleani ng
Mirr ortur nsign al...........................2 83
Cl imate control
Air-conditi oningsystem .................114
Automa ticclima tecontrol (dual-
zone) ..............................................116
Control lingautomatica lly....... ........119
Coo ling with airdehu midificati on.. 118
Defrosting thewindows .................121
Defrosting thewindshi eld....... ....... 120
Gene ralnotes ................................ 113
Indica torlamp ....... .........................119
Informati onabo utusi ng auto-
matic climatecontrol ..................... 117
Maxi mum cooling....... ................... 121
Notes onusing the air-conditio n-
ing system .....................................115
Overvi ewofsys tems ......................113
Prob lemwith the rear window
defro ster........................................ 122
Prob lems with cooli ngwith air
dehu midificati on....... ..................... 119
Ref rige rant .....................................340
Ref rige rant filling capa city....... ...... 340
Setting theairdis tribu tion............. 120
Setting theairvents ......................123
Setting theairflow ......................... 120
Setting thetempera ture................119
Switchi ngair-recircu lation mode
on/off ............................................122
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 118
Switchi ngresi dua lhea ton/off ......122
Switchi ngthe rear window
defro steron/off ............................ 122
Switchi ngthe ZONE function
on/off ............................................120
Co ckpit
Overvi ew....... ................................... 31
see Instrument cluster In
dex
7

Multifunc
tionsteering wheel Func
tion Page
0043
Mul
tifunction display 191
0044
Mul
timedi asystem display 0087
0076
Rejects orends acall 0061
Makes oraccepts a
call Further
telephone functions 195
00810082Adju
stsvolum e 0063
Mute 0059
Switche son voice-
op era ted contro lfor nav iga-
tio nor the VoiceControl
Sys tem Fun
ction Pag
e 0085
00E2
Opensthe menu list 00630064Sel
ectsamenu 0076
Confirm sthe selectio n 0038
Back Ope
ratesthe on-bo ardcom-
pu ter 189
0059
Switches offvoice-
ope rate dcontrol fornavi ga-
tion orthe VoiceControl
Sys tem i
Inveh icles with mul time diasy stem
Aud io20 youcan find further informa tion:
R on the multime diasy stem inthe Digi tal
Ope rator'sManua l
R on voice-contro lled navi gation inthe man-
ufa cture r'sope ratinginstru ctions i
Inveh icles with mul time diasy stem
CO MAND youcan find further informa tion:
R on the multime diasy stem inthe Digi tal
Ope rator'sManua l
R on the DVD changer orsing leDVD drive
in the Digi talOpe rator'sManua l
R on the VoiceControl System inthe sepa-
rate operatinginstru ctions Multi
functionste ering wheel
33Atagl anc e

Panic
alarm X
To activate: pressandhold the
0033 button 0043for approx. onesecond.
A visual andaudib lealarm istriggered ifthe
alarm system isarmed.
X To deactivat e:press 0033button 0043again.
or X Insert theSmartK eyinto theignition lock.
or, invehicles withKEYLE SS-GO start- function
or KEYLE SS‑GO
X Press theStart /Stopbutton.
The SmartK eymust beinthe vehicle. Occupant
safety Introduct
iontothe restr aintsystem
The restraint systemcanreduce therisk of
vehicle occupants comingintocontactwith
parts ofthe vehicle's interiorinthe event ofan
accident. Inthe event ofan accident, the
restraint systemcanalso reduce theforces to
which thevehicle occupants aresubjected.
The restraint systemincludes thefollowing
componen ts:
R Seat beltsystem
R Air bags
R Child restraint system
R Child seatsecuring systems The
componen tsof the restraint systemwork
in conj unction witheach other. Theycanonly
deploy theirprotect ivefunct ionif,at all times,
all vehicle occupants:
R have fastened theirseatbelts correct ly
(Y page 42)
R have theseat andhead restraint adjusted
properly (Ypage 92)
As the driver, youalso have tomake surethat
the steering wheelisadjusted correctly.
Observe theinformation relatingtothe correct
driver's seatposition (Ypage 92).
You also have tomake surethatanair bag can
inflate properly ifdeploye d(Y page 44).
An airbag supplements acorrect lyworn seat
belt. Asanadditional safetydevice, theairbag
increases thelevel ofprotect ionforvehicle
occupants inthe event ofan accident. For
example, if,inthe event ofan accident, the
protect ionoffered bythe seat beltissufficient,
the airbags arenot deploye d.When anacci-
dent occurs, onlytheairbags thatincrease
protect ioninthat particular accidentsituation
are deploye d.However, seatbelts andairbags
generally donot protect againstobjectspene-
tratin gthe vehicle fromtheoutside.
Inform ationonrestraint systemoperation can
be found under "Triggering ofthe Emergen cy
Tensioning Devicesandairbags"
(Y page 51).
See "Chil dren inthe vehicle" forinformation
on children traveling withyouinthe vehicle as
well ason child restraint systems
(Y page 53). Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
Modifications tothe restraint systemmay
cause itto no longer workasinten ded.The
restraint systemmaythen notperform its
inten dedprotect ivefunct ionand may failin
an accident ortrigger unexpect edly,for
example. Thisposes anincreased riskof
injury oreven fatalinjury.
Never modify partsofthe restraint system.
Never tamper withthewiring, theelectron ic
componen tsor their software. Occ
upantsafety
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G
WARNING
If perso ns,particu larlychild renaresubjec-
ted toprolo nged exposu reto extreme heat
or cold, there isarisk ofinjury ,possi bly
even fatal.Never leavechild renunattended
in the vehicl e. G
WARNING
If the child restrai ntsystem issub jected to
dire ctsunli ght,parts maygetvery hot.Chil-
dren mayburn themsel vesonthese parts,
particu larlyon the metal partsofthe child
restrai ntsystem. Thereisarisk ofinjury .
If you leavethe vehicl e,taking thechild with
you ,alw aysensure thatthechild restrai nt
system isnot expose dto dire ctsunli ght.
Protect itwith abla nket, forexampl e.Ifthe
child restrai ntsystem hasbeen expose dto
dire ctsunli ght,letitcool downbefore secur-
ing the child init. Never leavechild renunat-
tended inthe vehicl e.
Chil d-proof locksfor the rear doors You
secure eachdoorindivi duallywith the
child -proof locksonthe rear doors. Adoor
secure dwith achild -proof lockcannot be
opened frominsidethe vehicl e.When thevehi-
cle isunlocked ,the door canbeopened from
the outsi de.
X To activate: pressthechild -proof locklever
up inthe direction ofarrow 0043.
X Make surethatthechild -proof locksare
working properly.
X To deactiv ate:press thechild -proof lock
leve rdow nin the direction ofarrow 0044. Override
featureforthe rear side win-
dows X
To activate/ deactivate:press button 0043.
If indica torlamp 0044islit, opera tionofthe
rear side windo wsisdisa bled.Opera tionis
only possi bleusing the switches inthe driv-
er's door. Ifindica torlamp 0044isoff, opera -
tion ispossi bleusing the switches inthe
rear compartment. Pets
inthe vehi cle G
WARNING
If you leaveanima lsunsu pervi sedorunse-
cured inthe vehicl e,they maypress buttons
or swi tches, forinstance.
In this way,anima lsmay :
R activa tevehicl eequ ipme ntand become
trappe d,for exampl e
R swi tch systems onoroff and thereby
endange rother roadusers
Furthermore ,unsecu redanima lsmay be
flung aroundinsid ethe vehicl ein the event
of an accide ntor abru ptsteering orbraki ng
maneu ver,and thereby injurevehicleoccu-
pants. Thereisarisk ofaccide ntand injury .
Never leaveanima lsunattended inthe vehi-
cle.
Alwa yssecure animalsprope rlywhen driv-
ing, forinstance withasui table petcarrie r. Pets
inthe vehi cle
59Safety Z

Only
deactivate ESP®
in the situations
described inthe followi ng.
The spinning ofthe wheels resultsinacutting
action forbetter traction onloose surfaces.
It may bebest todeactivate ESP®
in the fol-
lowing situations:
R when usingsnowchains
R in deep snow
R on sand orgravel
i Act
ivate ESP®
as soon asthe situations
described abovenolonger apply.ESP ®
will
otherwise notbeable tostabilize thevehicle
if the vehicle startstoskid orawheel starts
to spin.
! Avoid
spinning thedriven wheels foran
extended periodwithESP®
deactivated. You
could otherwise damagethedrivetrain.
Deactivating/ activatingESP®
You candeactivate oractivate ESP®
via the
on-board computer (Ypage 197).
ESP ®
deactivated:
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lampinthe
instrument clusterlightsup.
ESP ®
activated:
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lampinthe
instrument clustergoesout.
Characteristics whenESP®
is deactiva-
ted
If ESP ®
is deactivated andone ormore wheels
start tospin, the00E5 ESP®
warning lampin
the instrument clusterflashes. Insuch situa-
tions, ESP®
will notstabilize thevehicle.
If you deactivate ESP®
:
R ESP ®
no longer improves drivingstability.
R Engine torqueisno longer limited andthe
drive wheels areable tospin.
R Traction controlisstill activated.
R Act ive Brake Assist isno longer available;
nor isitactivated ifyou brake firmlywith
assistance fromESP®
.
R STEE RCONTROL isno longer active.
R ESP ®
still provides supportwhenyoubrake
firmly. Deac
<0057004C005900440057004C0051004A0012004400460057004C005900440057
004C0051004A> ESP®
(Mercedes‑AMG vehicles) Importa
ntsafety notes
i Observe
the"Important safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypage 60).
You canselect between thefollowi ngstates of
ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
is activated.
R SPORT handling modeisactivated.
R ESP ®
is deactivated. G
WARNING
When SPORT handling modeisactivated,
there isagreater riskofskidding andacci-
dents.
Only activate SPORThandling modeinthe
situations described inthe followi ng. G
WARNING
If you deactivate ESP®
,ESP ®
no longer sta-
bilizes thevehicle. Thereisan increased risk
of skidding andanaccident.
Only deactivate ESP®
in the situations
described inthe followi ng.
In the followi ngsituations, itmay bebetter to
activate SPORThandling modeordeactivate
ESP ®
:
R when usingsnowchains
R in deep snow
R on sand orgravel
R on speciall ydesignated roadswhenthe
vehicle's ownoversteering andundersteer-
ing characteristics aredesired
Driving inSPORT handling modeorwithout
ESP ®
requires anextremely qualified and
experienced driver.
i Act
ivate ESP®
as soon asthe situations
described abovenolonger apply.ESP ®
will
otherwise notbeable tostabilize thevehicle
if the vehicle startstoskid orawheel starts
to spin.
! Avoid
spinning thedriven wheels foran
extended periodwithESP®
deactivated. You
could otherwise damagethedrivetrain. Driving
safetysystems
65Safety Z

swerving.
Trailerswithahigh centerofgrav-
ity can tipover before ESP®
can detect this.
There isarisk ofan accident.
Always adaptyour driving styletothe pre-
vailing roadandweather conditions.
If your vehicle withtrailer (vehicle/trailer com-
bination) beginstolurch, youcan only stabilize
the vehicle/trailer combinationbydepressing
the brake firmly.
ESP ®
trailer stabilization isactive above
speeds ofabout 65km/h.
ESP ®
trailer stabilization doesnotwork if
ESP ®
is deactivated ordisabl edbecause ofa
malfunction. EBD
(electronic brakeforcedistribu-
tion)
General informat ion EBD
monitors andcont rolsthebrake pressure
on the rear wheels toimprove drivingstability
while braking.
Importa ntsafety notes i
Observe
the"Important safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypage 60). G
WARNING
If EBD ismalfunctioning, therear wheels can
lock, e.g.under fullbraking. Thisincreases
the risk ofskidding andanaccident.
You should therefore adaptyour driving
style tothe different handling characteris-
tics. Have thebrake system checked ata
qual ified speciali stworkshop.
Please observe theinformation onwarning
and indicator lamps(Ypage 234)
(Y page 234)aswell ason displa ymessages
(Y page 207). ADA
PTIVE BRAKE
ADA PTIVE BRAKE enhances brakingsafetyand
offers increased brakingcomfort.In addition
to the braking function, ADAPTIVE BRAKE also has
theHOLD function (Ypage 165)andhill
start assist (Ypage 128). STEER
CONTROL
General informat ion STEE
RCONTROL helpsyoubytransmitt inga
noticeable steeringforcetothe steering wheel
in the direction requiredforvehicle stabiliza-
tion.
This steering assistance isprovided inparticu-
lar if:
R both right wheels orboth leftwheels areon
a wet orslippery roadsurface whenyou
brake
R the vehicle beginstoskid
Importa ntsafety notes i
Observe
the"Important safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypage 60).
No steering assistance isprovided fromSTEER
CONTROL, if:
R ESP ®
is malfunctioning
R the steering ismalfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning, youwillbeassisted
further bythe electrical powersteering. Protection
againsttheft Immobilizer
The immobili zerprevents yourvehicle from
being started without thecorrect SmartKey.
X To activate withtheSmar tKey: remove
the SmartKey fromtheignition lock.
X To
activate withKEYLESS-GO start-func-
tion orKEY LESS-GO: switchtheignition off
and open thedriver's door.
X To deactivate: switchonthe ignition.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicle. Any-
one canstart theengine ifavalid SmartKey
has been leftinside thevehicle.
i The
immobili zerisalwa ysdeactivated
when youstart theengine.
In the event thattheengine cannot bestar-
ted (yet thevehicle's batteryischarged), Protection
againsttheft
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