2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV climate control

Changing bulbs (only
forve hicles with hal-
ogen headlamps) ......................................... 148
Wi ndsc reen wipers and windscreen
wa sher system ............................................ 151
Mir rors ........................................................ 155 Climat
Climat
e contr
e control ol........................................... 158 158
Overview of climate control systems ............ 158
Operating the climate control system .......... 159 Dr
Dr
iving and par
iving and par king
king..................................... 167 167
Driving ........................................................1 67
DY NAMIC SELECT switch ........................... .185
Au tomatic transmission .............................. .189
Fu nction of the 4MATIC ...............................1 94
Re fuelling .................................................... 194
Charging the high-voltage battery (plug-in
hy brid) ........................................................ 201
Pa rking .......................................................2 18
Driving and driving saf ety sy stems ............... 225
Tr ailer hitch ................................................ .278
Bicycle rack function ................................... 282
Ve hicle towing instructions .......................... 283 Ins
Ins
tr
trument displa
ument displa y and on-boar
y and on-boar d com-
d com-
put
put er
er........................................................... 285 285
No tes on the inst rument display and on-
board computer .......................................... 285
Overview of instrument display .................... 286
Overview of buttons on the steering wheel ... 287
Operating the on-board computer ................2 87
Fu nction of the po wer me ter (plug-in
hy brid) ........................................................ 289
Fu nction of the electric mo tor po wer
av ailability displ ay(plug-in hybrid) ................ 289
Displaying the po wer me ter (plug-in
hy brid) ........................................................ 290
Overview of displa ysinthe inst rument
display ........................................................ 290
Head-up display .......................................... 290 MBUX multimedia syst MBUX multimedia syst
em
em........................... .293
293
Overview and operation ............................... 293
System settings .......................................... 302
Plug-in hybrid settings ................................ .306
Na vigation .................................................. .307
Te lephone ................................................... 316
Mercedes me app ....................................... 319 Mercedes-Benz emer
gency call system ....... 328
Ra dio & media ............................................ .335
Sound settings ............................................ 340 Maint Maint
enance and car
enance and car e
e................................. 341 341
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display .......... 341
Engine compartment ................................... 342
Cleaning and care ....................................... 348 Br Br
eakdo
eakdo wn assist
wn assist ance
ance................................. 357 357
Emer gency .................................................. 357
Flat tyre ...................................................... 359
Battery (vehicle) .......................................... 366
To w- starting or towing away ........................ 370
Electrical fuses ............................................ 375 Wheels and tyr Wheels and tyr
es
es......................................... 379 379
No tes on noise or unusual handling char-
acteristics ................................................... 379
No tes on regula rly inspecting wheels and
tyres .......................................................... .379
No tes on snow chains ................................. 379
Ty re pressure .............................................. 380 Contents
3 3

1
Steering wheel gearshiT paddles →
192
2 Combination switch →
141
3 Instrument displ ay →
286
4 DIRECT SELECT le ver →
189
5 ü Start/stop but ton →
171
è ECO start/s top function →
181
6 Media display →
293
7 Climate control systems →
159
8 £ Hazard warning light system →
142
9 PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator la mps→
57
A Glovecompartment →
122
B Stow age compartment →
122
C Cup holder
D 8 Controller forvo lume and switching
sound on/o. →
293
Ü Switches the MBUX multimedia system
on/o. →
293 E
z Calls up navigation →
295
F | Calls up radio or media →
295
G % Calls up thete lephone →
295
H ß Calls up favo urites →
295
I y Calls up vehicle functions →
295
J c Active Parking Assist →
274
K DYNAMIC SELECT switch →
187
L Touchpad →
295
M Control panel forth e MBUX multimedia system →
287
N Adjusts the steering wheel →
115
O ý Switches the steering wheel heater
on/o. →
116
P Control panel:
On-board computer →
287
Cruise control or variable limi ter →
236
I Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC →
241
Q Diagnostics connection →
38 At
a glance – Cockpit
7
7

1
Instrument displ ay:
õ Operational readiness →
285
Po we rav ailability displ ay →
289
Po we r me ter →
289
Tr ip computer →
285
ECO Assist →
183
2 Media displa y:
Plug-in hybrid settings →
306
Energy 0ow display →
307 3
& Switches immediate pre-ent ryclimate
cont rol on/o. →
163
4 A Sets pre-entry climate control for depar-
ture time →
163
5 DYNAMIC SELECT switch →
185
6 \ Calls up the EQ menu →
306
7 qReduces recuperation →
182
8 ±Increases recuperation →
182
9 6 Depressurises the fuel tank →
194 At
a glance – Cockpit (Plug-in-Hybrid)
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Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of climat
w of climat e contr
e control syst
ol systems
ems N
No
ot
tes on climat
es on climat e contr
e control
ol In order
forth e air conditioning system, monitor-
ing of the pollution le vel and air /lt ration tofunc-
tion co rrectl y,an interior air /lter must alw ays be
used. Make sure that the /lter is installed cor-
re ctl y.Use /lters recommended and appr oved by
Mercedes-Benz. Alw ays ha vemaintenance work
car ried out at a quali/ed specialist workshop. Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of t
w of t he air conditioning contr
he air conditioning contr ol panel
ol panelThe indicator lamps on
the buttons indicate that
th e cor responding function is activated. THERM
ATIC air conditioning cont rol panel with sta-
tionary heater (e xample)
1 q Setsthete mp erature on the driver's
side
2 Vehicles with THERM ATIC or THERM OTRO NIC
operating unit with stationary heater: A
calls up the air conditioning menu
Ve hicles with THERM OTRO NIC operating unit
without stationary heater: _setsthe air
distribution
3 H Setsthe air0ow or switches o. climate
control
4 Ã Sets climate control toautomatic mode
(/ page 159) 5
¬ Demisting the windscreen
6 ¤ Switches there ar wind owheater on/o.
7 g Switches air-recirculation mode on/o.
(/ page 160)
8 Vehicles with THERM ATIC operating unit
(with/wi thout stationary heater):
¿ switches A/C function on/o.
(/ page 159)
Ve hicles with THERM OTRO NIC operating unit
(with/wi thout stationary heater): Á
switches A/C function on/o. (/ page 159)
Switches residual heat on/o. (/ page 160)
9 Vehicles with THERM ATIC or THERM OTRO NIC
control panel with stationary heater: &
swit ches stationary heater on/o.
(/ page 164)
Ve hicles with THERM OTRO NIC operating unit
without stationary heater: 0switches syn-
ch ronisation on/o. (/ page 160)
Plug-in hybrid with THERMATIC or
THERMOTRONIC operating unit: &acti-
va tes/deactivates "Immediate pre-ent rycli-
mate cont rol" (/ page 163) 158
158
Climate control

A
Vehicles with THERM ATIC operating unit
(with/wi thout stationary heater): _sets
th e air distribution
Ve hicles with THERM OTRO NIC operating unit
(with/wi thout stationary heater): q
adjusts temp erature on front passenger side Oper
Oper
ating t
ating t he climat
he climat e contr
e control syst
ol system
em Switc
Switc
hing climat
hing climat e contr
e control
olon/o.
on/o. #
T
To switc
o switc h on:
h on:setthe air0ow toleve l 1 or
higher using theH button. #
T
To switc
o switc h
ho.:
o.: setthe air0ow toleve l 0 using
th eH button.
If climate control is switched o., the windo ws
may mist up more quickl y.Switch climate control
o. only brie0 y. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he A/C function
he A/C function on/o.
on/o. using t
using the air
he air
conditioning contr
conditioning contr ol panel
ol panel The A/C
function heats, cools and dehumidi/es
th eve hicle's interior air. #
Press the¿/Á button.
Switch o. the A/C function only brie0y; other-
wise, the windo wsmay mist up more quickl y.
Condensation may drip from the underside of the
ve hicle when cooling mode is active. This is not
indicati veof a fault. Calling up t
Calling up t
he air conditioning menu
he air conditioning menu Calling up t
Calling up t
he air conditioning menu using t
he air conditioning menu using t he
he
multimedia syst
multimedia syst em
em #
Select one of thete mp erature displa ysatthe
lo we r edge of the media displa y.
Calling up t
Calling up t he air
he air-conditioning menu using t
-conditioning menu using t he
he
butt
butt on on t
on on t he climat
he climat e contr
e control panel
ol panel #
Press theA button on the climate control
panel. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating t
ating the A/C function via t
he A/C function via t he
he
multimedia syst
multimedia syst em
em Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu 5
First row of seats
The A/C function heats, cools and dehumidi/es
th eve hicle's interior air. #
Select A/C. Se Se
tting climat
tting climat e contr
e control t
ol to aut
o aut omatic mode
omatic mode In automatic mode,
the set temp erature is con-
trolled and maintained at a constant le velby the
air suppl y. #
Press theà button. #
T
To switc
o switc h t
h to manual mode:
o manual mode: pressthe_ or
à button.
In automatic mode, you can choose between /ve
di.erent air quantities using theH button.
Au tomatic mode is retained. Climate control
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Se
Se
tting t
tting t he air dis
he air distr tribution
ibution Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu #
Call up the air conditioning menu
(/ page 159). #
Select a row of seats. #
T
To se
o se t t
t the air dis
he air dis tr
tribution:
ibution: select¯,P
or O. #
Set the air0o w.
% Several air distribution options can be selec-
te d at the same time, forex ample toset the
climate cont rolfo rth e windscreen and the
fo ot we lls simultaneousl y.
The ¯ climatecont rolfo rth e windscreen
can only be selected forth e /rst seat row. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he sync
he sync hr
hronisation functiononisation function on/o.
on/o. via
via
t
t he air conditioning contr
he air conditioning contr ol panel
ol panelClimate control can be set centrally using
the syn-
ch ronisation function. The temp erature and air
distribution settings forth e driver's side will be adop
ted automatically forth e front passenger
side. #
Press the0 button.
The synchronisation function will be deactivated if
th e settings for one of theot her climate zones are
ch anged. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he sync
he sync hr
hronisation function
onisation function on/o.
on/o.via
via
t
t he multimedia syst
he multimedia syst em
em Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu 5
First row of seats
Climate cont rol can be set centrally using the syn-
ch ronisation function. The driver's settings for
te mp erature, air quantity and air distribution are
adop ted automatically for all climate zones. #
Select SYNCand switch on or o.. Demis
Demisting t
ting the windo ws
he wind ows W
W
indow
indow s mist
s mist ed up on t
ed up on t he inside
he inside #
Press theà button. #
Ifth e windo wscontinue tomist up: press the
¬ button.
W
W indow
indow s mist
s mist ed up on t
ed up on t he outside
he outside #
Switch on the windscreen wipers. #
Press theà button. Switc
Switc
hing air
hing air -r
-recir
ecir culation mode
culation mode on/o.
on/o. #
Press theg button.
The interior air will be recirculated.
Air-recirculation mode automatical lyswitches to
fresh air mode aTer a while.
% If air-re circulation mode is switched on, the
wind ows may mist up more quickl y.Switch on
ai r-re circulation mode only brie0y. Switc Switc
hing r
hing r esidual heat
esidual heat on/o.
on/o. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R theve hicle is par ked.
% Only vehicles with a diesel engine can use
re sidual heat. 160
160
Climate cont
rol

It is possible
tomake use of there sidual heat
from the engine tocontinue heating or ventilating
th e front compartment of theve hicle for appr ox-
imately 30 minutes, depending on thete mp era-
ture set. #
T To activ o activ at
ate:
e: press the Á button.
Re sidual heat will be switched o. automaticall y.Pr
Pr
e-entr
e-entr y climat
y climat e contr
e control using t
ol using t hekey
he key F
F
unction of pr
unction of pr e-entr
e-entry climat
y climat e contr
e contr ol using t
ol using t he
he
key
key
Before entering theve hicle, the driver's seat area
or the whole vehicle interior can be brie0y pre-
wa rmed or pre-cooled.
When pre-cooling, thefo llowing functions are acti-
va ted as needed:
R Automatic climate control
R Blower
R Seat ventilation
When pre-heating, thefo llowing functions are acti-
va ted as needed:
R Automatic climate control R
Blower
R Seat heater
R Steering wheel heater
R Mirror heater
R Rear wind owheater
Se
Se tting pr tting pr e-entr
e-entry climat
y climat e contr
e control via t
ol via thekey
he key
Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu 5
Pre-entry climate ctrl
Switc
Switc hing
hingon/o.
on/o. #
Select Z. #
Select Pre-entry climate control via key.
Switc Switc hing pr hing pr e-entr
e-entry climat
y climat e contr
e control via t
ol via thekey
he key
on/o.
on/o.
R R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The high-voltage battery is charge d su1-
cient ly.
R The function has been activated via the multi-
media system. #
T
To switc
o switc h on:
h on:unlock theve hicle.
The climate cont rol functions are activated for
up to/ve minutes for pre-heating and pre-
cooling.
Pre-entry climate control via theke y cann otbe
activated more than twice when theve hicle is
switched o.. #
T
To switc
o switc h
ho.:
o.: push the& button up or
down.
The following functions will remain active once the
ve hicle has been star ted:
R Seat heating
R Seat ventilation Climate cont
rol
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Pr
Pr
e-entr
e-entr y climat
y climat e contr
e control at depar
ol at depar tur
ture time
e time Pr
Pr
e-entr
e-entr y climat
y climat e contr
e control f
ol for depar
or depar tur
ture time func-
e time func-
tion
tion &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of fatal injury due toexpo-
sure toextreme heat or cold in theve hicle
If persons, particular lych ildren, are subjected
to prolonged exposure tointense heat or cold,
th ere is a risk of se vere injury or even death. #
Never lea vepersons, particular lych il-
dren, unattended in theve hicle. The
vehicle interior can be air conditioned when
th eve hicle is par ked.
When theve hicle is connected topowe r supply
equipment, priority is given tocharging the high-
vo ltage battery toa speci/ed minimum charge.
The running time of pre-entry clima tecont rol may
be reduced under thefo llowing conditions:
R The vehicle is not connected topowe r supply
equipment.
R The high-voltage battery is not charge d su1-
cient ly. Wi
th active pre-ent ryclimate cont rol,th ech arge
le ve l of the high-voltage battery may be reduced,
ev en if thech arging cable connector is connec-
te d.
Fo r cooling, thefo llowing functions are activated
as needed:
R Automatic climate control
R Blower
R Seat ventilation
Fo r heating, thefo llowing functions are activated
as needed:
R Automatic climate control
R Blower
R Seat heating
R Steering wheel heater
R Mirror heater
R Rear wind owheater Se
Se tting pr
tting pr e-entr
e-entry climat
y climat e contr
e control f
ol for depar
or depar ture
ture
time
time
Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu 5
Pre-entry climate ctrl
Se Se tting a single depar
tting a single depar tur
ture time
e time #
Select ONCE. #
Set a departure time.
Changing t
Changing t he activ
he active depar
e departur
ture time
e time #
Select the pen icon next tothe displa yed
departure time. #
Set a departure time.
Se
Se tting t
tting t he w
he week
eekpr
pro/le
o/le #
Select WEEK PROFILE . #
Set the desired departure times, e.g. every
day at 8 a.m.
Selecting t
Selecting t he zone
he zone #
Select Z. 162
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Climate control