2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV tyre pressure

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
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1
! ABS →
497
2 #! Turn signal lights →
141
3 h Tyre pressure monitoring system →
499
4 # Electrical fault →
490
5 L Distance warning →
496
6 J Brakes (yellow) →
494
7 J Brakes (red) →
494
8 ! Electric parking brake (yellow) →
494
9 ! Electric parking brake (red) →
494
A ; Engine diagnostics →
490
B % Diesel engine: preglow
C N Front fog lamps →
139
D R Rear fog light →
140 E
K High beam →
141
L Low beam →
139
T Standing lights →
139
F å ESP®
OFF →
497
÷ ESP®
→
497
G 6 Restraint system →
486
H Fuel le vel →
286
I æ Reser vefuel wi thfuel /ller 0ap location
indicator →
490
J Ù Powe r steering →
489
K ü Seat belt →
486
L ï Trailer hitch →
489 At
a glance – Indicator and warning lamps (standard)
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1
#! Turn signal lights →
141
2 ï Trailer hitch →
489
3 6 Restraint system →
486
4 å ESP®
OFF →
497
÷ ESP®
→
497
5 R Rear fog light →
140
6 K High beam →
141
L Low beam →
139
T Standing lights →
139
7 N Front fog lamps →
139
8 ÿ Coolant temp erature →
490
9 Coolant temp erature display →
286
A ! Electric parking brake (yellow) →
494
B J Brakes (yellow) →
494 C
# Electrical fault →
490
D L Distance warning →
496
E ! ABS →
497
F Ù Powe r steering →
489
G h Tyre pressure monitoring system →
499
H % Diesel engine: preglow
I æ Reser vefuel wi thfuel /ller 0ap location
indicator →
490
J Fuel le vel →
286
K ! Electric parking brake (red) →
494
L ü Seat belt →
486
M J Brakes (red) →
494
N ; Engine diagnostics →
490
O ä Indicator lamp inoperative At
a glance – Indicator and warning lamps (widescreen cockpit)
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1
Safetyve sts →
357
2 Fire extinguisher →
358
3 ; me button →
319
G SOS button →
319
4 £ Hazard warning light system →
142
5 Starting assis tance →
368
6 Tocheck and top up operating 0uids →
402
7 Tow- starting or towing away →
372
8 Flat tyre →
359
9 B-pillar with: QR code
for accessing there scue card →
41
A Tow- starting or towing away →
372
B Warning triangle →
357
C TIREFIT kit →
361
D Firs t-aid kit (soT sided) →
358
E Fuel /ller 0ap with:
information label on fuel type →
194
information label on tyre pressure →
381
QR code for accessing there scue card →
41 At
a glance – Emer gencies and breakdowns
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Pr
ot
Pr otection of t
ection of t he en
he envir
vironment
onment
+ ENVIR
ENVIR
ONMENT
ONMENT AL NO
AL NOTE
TE Environmental
damage due tooperating conditions and
personal driving st yleThe pollutant emission of
theve hicle is
directly related tothewa yyo u operate the
ve hicle.
Operate your vehicle in an environmentally
re sponsible manner tohelp pr otect the envi-
ro nment. Please obser vethefo llowing recom-
mendations on operating conditions and per-
sonal driving st yle.
Oper
Oper ating conditions:
ating conditions: #
Make sure that the tyre pressure is cor-
re ct. #
Do not car ryany unnecessary weight
(e.g. roof luggage rack s once you no lon-
ge r need them). #
Adhere tothe service inter vals.
A regula rly serviced vehicle will cont rib-
ute toenvironmental pr otection. #
Always ha vemaintenance workcar ried
out at a quali/ed specialist workshop.
P
P er
er sonal dr
sonal dr iving s
iving stytyle:
le: #
Do not depress the accelerator pedal
when starting the engine. #
Do not warm uptheve hicle while sta-
tionar y. #
Drive carefully and maintain a suitable
distance from theve hicle in front. #
Avoid frequent, sudden acceleration and
braking. #
Change gear in good time and use each
ge ar only up toÔ of its maximum
engine speed. #
Switch o. theve hicle in stationary traf-
fi c, e.g. byusing the ECO start/s top
function. #
Drive in a fuel-e1cient manner. Obse rve
th e ECO display for an economical driv-
ing style. Plug-in h Plug-in h
ybr
ybrid
id
+ ENVIR
ENVIR
ONMENT
ONMENT AL NO
AL NOTE
TEEnvironmental
pollution caused byirre sponsible disposal
of the high-voltage battery A high-voltage battery contains materials
which are harmful
tothe environment. #
Dispose of faulty high-voltage batteries
at a quali/ed specialist workshop. T T
ak
ak e-bac
e-bac k of end-of-lif
k of end-of-lif e v
e vehicles
ehicles
EU countr EU countr ies only:
ies onl y:
Mercedes-Benz will take back your end-of-life
ve hicle for environment-fri endly disposal in
accordance with the European Union (EU) End-of-
Life Vehicles Directi ve.
A network of vehicle take -back points and dis-
mantlers has been established foryo uto return
yo ur vehicle. You can lea veit at any of these
points free of charge . This makes an impor tant
cont ribution toclosing there cycling circle and
conserving resources. 24 24
Gene
ral no tes

ing state, component loads, maintenance
requ ire-
ments and tech nical events or faults.
Depending on theve hicle equipment, thefo llo w-
ing data are stored:
R operating status of system components, such
as /ll le vels, tyre pressure or battery status
R malfunctions or faults in impor tant system
components, such as lights or brakes
R system reactions in special driving situations,
such as airbag depl oyment or the inter vention
of stability cont rol systems
R information on events leading tovehicle dam-
age
In cer tain cases, it may be requ ired tostore da ta
th at wo uld ha veotherwise been used only temp o-
rari ly. This may be the case if theve hicle has
de tected a malfunction, forex ample.
If yo u use services, such as repair services and
maintenance work, stored operational data as
we ll as theve hicle identi/cation number can be
re ad out and used. They can be read out by
service network emplo yees, such as workshops
and manu facturers or third parties, such as break- down services. The same is true in
the case of
wa rranty claims and quality assurance measures.
In general, there adout is per form ed via the legally
prescribed port forth e diagnostics connection in
th eve hicle. The operational data that are read out
document tech nical states of theve hicle or of
individual components and assist in the diagnosis
of malfunctions, compliance with warranty obli ga-
tions and quality impr ovement. Tothat end, these
data, in particular information about component
loads, tech nical events, malfunctions and other
fa ults may be transmitted along with theve hicle
identi/cation number tothe manufacturer. Fur-
th ermore, the manufacturer is subject toproduct
liability. Forth is reason the manufacturer also
uses operational data from theve hicle, forex am-
ple, forre calls. These data can also be used to
ex amine the customer's warranty and guarantee
claims.
Fa ult memories in theve hicle can be reset by a
service outl etor at your requ est as part of repair
or maintenance work. Conv
Conv enience and inf ot
enience and inf otainment functions ainment functions
Yo u can store con venience settings and individual
settings in theve hicle and change or reset them
at any time.
Depending on theve hicle equipment, this
includes thefo llowing settings, forex ample:
R seat and steering wheel positions
R suspension and climate cont rolsettings
R individual settings, such as interior lighting
Depending on the selected equipment, you can
import data into vehicle inf otainment functions
yo urself.
Depending on theve hicle equipment, this
includes thefo llowing data, forex ample:
R multimedia data, such as music, /lms or pho-
tosfo r playback in an integ rated multimedia
system
R address book data for use in connection with
an integ rated hands-free system or an integ ra-
te d navigation system
R entered navigation destinations
R data about the use of Internet services General no
tes
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The
Tank is depressurised Ready for refuel-
ling messa geappears in the Instrument Dis-
pla y.
% Inthefo llowing situations there is a malfunc-
tion:
R indicator lamp 20ashes initially and then
goes out
R theye llow ; engine diagnosis warning
lamp lights up
The fuel tank can only be bled if the conditions
mentioned abo veare ful/lled. Otherwise, drive the
ve hicle at least 0.5 km and repeat the procedure.
% Opening the fuel /ller 0ap ma y,in exceptional
cases, take up to15 minutes. 1
Fuel /ller 0ap
2 Brac ketfo r fuel /ller cap
3 Tyre pressure table
4 Fuel type
5 QR code forre scue card #
Press on the back area of fuel /ller 0ap 1. #
Turn the fuel /ller cap anti-clockwise and
re mo veit. #
Insert fuel /ller cap from abo veinto brac ket
2 . #
Comple tely insert the pump nozzle into the
ta nk /ller nec k,hook in place and refuel. #
Only /ll the fuel tank until the pump nozzle
switches o..
% V Vehicles wit ehicles wit h a diesel engine:
h a diesel engine: theta nk /ller
neck is designed forre fuelling at diesel /lling
pumps.
% V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h a diesel engine:
h a diesel engine: whenthe fuel
ta nk is comple tely em pty, top up with at least
5 litres of diesel.
% V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h a diesel engine:
h a diesel engine: use a /ller neck
with a lar gediame terfo rve hicles with a diesel
engine when topping up fuel from a fuel can.
Otherwise, the /ller neck cannot slide into the
ta nk. #
Replace the cap on the /ller neck and turn
clockwise until it engages audibl y. #
Close fuel /ller 0ap 1.198
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Driving and parking

R
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation (/ page 230)
R EBD (E Electronic B Brakeforc e DDistribution)
(/ page 230)
R STEER CONTROL (/ page 231)
R HOLD function (/ page 231)
R Hill Start Assist (/ page 232)
R Adaptive Brake Lights (/ page 232)
R Start-o. assist (/ page 233)
R ATTENTION ASSIST (/ page 233)
R Cruise cont rol (/ page 235)
R Limiter (/ page 236)
R Tra1c Sign Assist (/ page 254)
R Speed Limit Assist (countr y-dependent)
(/ page 253)
R Suspension with adaptive damping adjustment
(/ page 262)
Dr
Dr iving Assist
iving Assist ance pack
ance package
age
The following functions are part of the Driving
Assistance Package. Cer tain functions are only
av ailable in some countries. Some functions are also
available without the Driving Assistance
Pa ckage, albeit with restric ted functionality.
R Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
(/ page 238)
R Active Speed Limit Assist (countr y-dependent)
(/ page 242)
R Route-based speed adap tation (countr y-
dependent) (/ page 243)
R DSR (D Downhill S Speed R Regulation)
(/ page 244)
R Active Brake Assist (/ page 248)
R Active Steering Assist (countr y-dependent)
(/ page 246)
R Active Emer gency Stop Assist (countr y-
dependent) (/ page 248)
R Blind Spot Assist and Active Blind Spot Assist
with exitwa rning (/ page 256)
R Active Lane Keeping Assist (/ page 259)
P
P ar
ar king P
king P ack
ackage
age
R Reversing camera (/ page 262)
R 360° Camera (/ page 265) R
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC (/ page 268)
R Active Parking Assist (/ page 272) F
F
unctions of ABS
unctions of ABS The Anti-lock Brake System (ABS)
regula testhe
brake pressure in critical driving situations:
R During braking, for instance, at maximum full-
stop braking or if there is insu1cient tyre trac-
tion, the wheels are pr evented from locking.
R Vehicle steerability while braking is ensu red.
If ABS inter venes when braking, you will feel a
pulsing in the brake pedal. The pulsating brake
pedal can be an indication of hazardous road con-
ditions and can ser veas a reminder totake extra
care while driving.
Syst
Syst em limits em limits
R ABS is acti vefrom speeds of approx. 5 km/h.
R ABS may be impaired or may not function if a
malfunction has occu rred and theye llow !
ABS warning lamp lights up continuously aTer
th eve hicle is star ted. Driving and parking
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