2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA Owners Manual

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Mak esur eth at theSmar tKey isat amin-
imum distance of10 T(3 m) away from
th eve hicle. Obser
vetheno tes:
R Onwashing theve hicle inacar wash
(/ page278)
R Onusin gahigh pressur eclean er
(/ page280) #
T T
o unl oc o
unl ockt k
the v he
vehicle : ehicle
:to uc hth einner surface
of thedoor handle. #
T T
o loc o
loc kt k
the v he
vehicle: ehicle:
touc hsensor surface 1
or 2. #
Con v Con
venie nce closin g: enie
nce closin g:touc hre cessed sensor
sur face 2 untilth eclosing process hasbeen
com pleted. %
Further informatio non con venienc eclo sing
(/ page81) .
If yo uopen theta ilg atefrom outside, itis aut o-
maticall yunloc ked. PrPr
oblems wit oblems
withKEYLES S-GO,tr h
KEYLES S-GO,troubleshoo oubleshoo
ting ting
YY
ou can nolong ou
can nolong erloc er
loc kor unloc k
or unloc kt k
the v he
vehicle using ehicle
using
KEYLES S-GO KEYLES
S-GO
Po ssible causes:
R The funct ion oftheSmar tKey has been deact i-
va ted.
R The Smar tKey batt eryis we ak ordisc harged. #
Activateth efunction oftheSmar tKey
( / pag e67). #
Chec kth ebatt eryusing theindicat orlam p
(/ page66). #
Replace theSmar tKey batt ery, ifnecessar y
(/ page68). #
Use there placement SmartKey . #
Use theemer gency keyto loc kor unloc k
(/ page72). Opening
andclosing
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Have theve hicle andSmar tKey checkedat a
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
Ther Ther
eis int e
is int erf er
fer er
ence fr ence
from apo w om
apo wer er
fulr fu
lradio signal adio
signal
sour sour
ce ce
Po ssible causes ifth efunction ofKEYLESS -GOis
im pair ed:
R High voltag epo we rlines
R Mobile phones
R Electr onicdevices (notebook s,table ts)
R Shieldin gdue tome talobjects orinduction
loops forelectr icalgate systems oraut omati c
bar rier s #
Mak esur eth at ther eis su1cien tdist ance
be tween theSmar tKey and thepo tential
sou rceof interfere nce. AA
ctiv ctiv
ating /dea ctiv ating
/dea ctivating t ating
the aut he
aut oma ticloc oma
ticlocking f king
fea- ea-
tur e tur
e The
vehicle isloc kedaut omaticall ywhen theve hi-
cle isswitc hedonand thewheels aretur ning
fa ster than walking pace. #
T T
o activ o
activ at at
e: e:
press and hold button2 for
appr oximat ely/v eseconds untilanacoustic
signal sounds. #
T T
o deactiv o
deactiv at at
e: e:
press and hold button1 for
appr oximat ely/v eseconds untilanacoustic
signal sounds.
The redindicat orlam pon butt on2 lights up
once theve hicle isloc ked. In
thefo llo wing situations, ther eis adang erof
being lockedout when thefunction isactiv ated:
R While theve hicle isbein gto w- star tedor
pushed
R Ifth eve hicle isbein gte sted on aro ller dyna-
mome ter LocLoc
king/unloc king/unloc
kingt king
the v he
vehic lewit ehic
lewit ht h
the emer - he
emer -
g g
ency key ency
key LocLoc
king/unloc king/unloc
kingt king
the dr he
driv iv
er's door wit er's
door witht h
the he
emer g emer
gency key ency
key
% Ifyo uwish toloc kth eve hicle entirel yusin g
th eemer gency key,/rst pres sth ebutt onfor
loc king from theinside whilethedr iver's door
is open. Thenproceed toloc kth edr iver's
door using theemer gency key. 7272
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andclosing

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Remo vetheemer gency key(/ page68) . #
Inse rttheemer gency keyas faras itwill go
int oopening 1intheco ver. #
Pull and holdthedoor handle. #
Pull theco veron theemer gency keyas
str aigh tas possible awa yfrom theve hicle until
it re leases. #
Release thedoor handle. #
T T
o unloc o
unloc k: k:
tur nth eemer gency keycoun ter-
cloc kwise toposition 0047. #
T T
o loc o
loc k: k:
tur nth eemer gency keycloc kwise to
position 0047. #
Carefull ypr ess theco veront oth eloc kcy lin-
der until iteng ages and isseat ed/rml y. Loc Loc
king t king
the fr he
front passeng ont
passeng erdoor andr er
door andrear door s ear
door s #
Inser ta suit able object, e.g.theemer gency
ke y,int oopening 1onthedoor lock. #
T T
o loc o
loc kt k
the he
leT-han d leT-han
dside oft side
ofthe v he
vehicle: ehicle:
turn
th eemer gency keycoun ter-cloc kwise asfar
as itwill go. Open
ingand closin g
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T T
o loc o
loc kt k
the r he
right-hand sideoft ight-hand
sideofthe v he
vehicle: ehicle:
turn
th eemer gency keycloc kwise asfaras itwill
go.
If th eloc keddoor isthen closed, itcan nolong er
be opened from theoutside. CarCar
gocom go
com par par
tment tment
Opening
t Opening
the t he
tailg ailg
ate at
e &
D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskofpoisoning from exhaus t
ga ses
Combu stion enginesemit poison ousexhaus t
ga ses, suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth eta il-
ga te isopen when theve hicle isrunning,
esp eciallyif th eve hicle isin mo tion . #
Alwaysswitc ho. theve hicle before
open ingtheta ilg ate. #
Neverdr ive wit hth eta ilg ateopen. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theta ilg atecaused by
obst acles abovetheve hicle The
tailg ateswings rear wa rdsand upwards
when itis open ed. #
Mak esur eth at ther eis su1cien tspace
behind andabovetheta ilg ate. #
Pull theta ilg atehandle. #
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withHANDS-FR EEA h
HANDS-FR EEACCESS: CCESS:
Makea
kic king movement withyo ur foot belo wthe
bum per(/ page77). V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withan EAS Y h
an EAS Y-P AC -P
AC Kt K
tai lg ai
lg at e at
e #
Pull remo teoper ating switch1 until theta il-
ga te opens.
or #
Press and hold the008B buttonontheSmar t-
Ke y. #
Ifth eta ilg ateis unloc ked, pull theta ilg atehan-
dle and release itag ain immediat ely. 7474
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Ifth eta ilg ateis stopped inan intermediat e
position, pullitupw ards. Release itas soon as
it begins toopen.
If an obst acle obstructs theta ilg atedur ing the
aut omati copen ingprocess, blockage detection
will stop theta ilg ate. The automatic blockage
de tection function isonl yan aid. Itis no ta subs ti-
tut efo ryo ur att entiv eness. Closing
t Closing
the t he
tailg ailg
ate at
e &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yfrom unsecur ed
it ems intheve hicle
If obj ects, luggage orloads areno tsecur edor
no tsecur edsu1cient ly,th ey could slip,tip
ov er or be thro wn aroun dand ther eb yhit vehi-
cle occupan ts.
Ther eis arisk ofinjury, par ticular lyin the
eve ntofsud den brak ing orasud den chang e
in dir ecti on. #
Alwaysst ow objects insuc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn aroun d. #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobj ects, lug-
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. Obser
vetheno teson loadin gth eve hicle.
N No o
t t
es on closin gt es
on closin gthe t he
tailg ailg
at at
e: e:
your vehicle is
eq uipp edwithaut omati cSmar tKey recogn ition.If
a Smar tKey belongin gto theve hicle isde tected in
th eve hicle, theta ilg atewill notbe locked.
No tethat theta ilg atewill notbe lockedin thefo l-
lo wing situation:
R Youha ve loc kedth eve hicle andclose theta il-
ga te while aSmar tKey belongin gto theve hicle
is insi detheve hicle.
and
R Asecon dSmar tKey belongin gto theve hicle is
no tde tected outsi detheve hicle.
Au tomatic SmartKey recogn itionis onl yan aid
and isno ta subs titutefo ryo ur att entiv eness. #
Beforeloc king, ensur eth at atleas tone
Smar tKey belongin gto theve hicle isoutsi de
th eve hicle. #
T T
o close t o
close the t he
tailg ailg
at at
e: e:
pull theta ilg atedo wn-
wa rdswit hth ehandle andletit dr op intoth e
loc k.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withan EAS Y h
an EAS Y-P AC -P
AC Kt K
tai lg ai
lg at e at
e &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofbec omi ngtrapp eddur -
ing automa ticclosing oftheta ilg ate
Body partsma ybecome trapped. Therema y
be people intheclosing area. #
Mak esur eth at nob ody isin thevicinity
of theclosing area dur ing theclosing
pr ocess.
Use oneofthefo llo wing options tostop the
closin gpr ocess:
R Press the008B buttonontheSmar tKey .
R Press orpul lth ere mo teoper ating switch
on thedr iver's door .
R Press theclosing orloc king buttononthe
ta ilg ate.
R Pull theta ilg atehandle. Opening
andclosing
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ehicles wit ehicles
withHANDS- FREEA h
HANDS- FREEACCESS: CCESS:
itis also
possible tostop theclosing process bymaking a
kic king movement belowthere ar bum per. #
T T
o close t o
close the t he
tailg ailg
at at
e: e:
pull theta ilg atedo wn-
wa rdsslig htly.Re lease itas soon asitbegins
to close. #
Swit chon thepo we rsuppl yor theve hicle. #
Push remo teoper ating switch1 until theta il-
ga te isfull yclosed. #
Press closing button1 ontheta ilg ate. V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withKEYLESS- GO h
KEYLESS- GO #
Press locking button2 ontheta ilg ate.
If aSmar tKey isde tected outsi detheve hicle,
th eta ilg atewill close andtheve hicle willbe
loc ked. #
Press and hold the008B buttonontheSmar t-
Ke y.The Smar tKey must beinthevicinity of
th eve hicle.
V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hHA NDS- FREE A h
HA NDS- FREE ACCES S CCES
S #
Mak eakic king movement withyo ur foot
belo wthebum per(/ page77).
A A
ut ut
omatic rev omatic
rever er
sing function f sing
function for t or
the t he
tailg ailg
ate at
e
The tailg ateis eq uipped withaut omatic blockage
de tection withare ve rsing function. Ifan obst acle
obstr uctstheta ilg atedur ing theaut omatic closing
pr ocess, itwill automaticall yopen again slightl y.
Au tomatic blockage detection withth ere ve rsing
function isonl yan aid and isno ta substitut efo r
yo ur att entiv eness. #
Duringtheclosing process, makesur eth at no
body partsarein theclosing area. 7676
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofbec omi ngtrapp ed
des pitere ve rsing function
The reve rsing function willnotre act:
R TosoT, light and thin objects, e.g./ngers
R Towa rdsth eend oftheclosing procedur e
In these situations inpar ticular ,th ere ve rsing
function cannotpr ev ent someone beingtrap-
ped. #
Ensur eth at no body partsarein the
closin gar ea.
If someon eis trapped, either :
R Press the008B buttonontheSmar tKey .
R Press orpul lth ere mo teoper ating switch
on thedr iver's door .
R Press theclosing orloc king buttononthe
ta ilg ate.
R Pull theta ilg atehandle. HANDS-FR
EEA HANDS-FR
EEACCESS function CCESS
function Wi
th HAND S-FREE ACCESS youcan open, close
or stop theclosing process oftheta ilg ateby per -
fo rm ing akic king movement under there ar
bum per.
The kicking movement trigg ersth eopening or
closing process alternat ely. Obser
vetheno teswhen opening(/ page74)
and closin g(/ page75) theta ilg ate.
% Twowa rning tones soundwhen theta ilg ateis
opening orclosing. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbur nscaused byaho t
ex haus tsy stem
The vehicle exhaus tsy stem can become very
ho t.Ifyo uuse HANDS-FR EEACCESS, you
could burnyo urself bytouc hing theex haus t
sy stem. #
Alwaysensu rethat youonl ymak eakic k-
ing movement within thede tection rang e
of thesensor s. *
N NO O
TE TE
Vehicle damag edue tounint en-
tional opening oftheta ilg ate R
When usinganaut omatic carwash
R When usingahigh pressur eclean er #
Deacti vate thefunction oftheSmar tKey
in these situations.
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andclosing
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Mak esur eth at theSmar tKey isat amin-
imum distance of10 T(3 m) away from
th eve hicle. When
makingth ekic king movement, makesur e
th at youar estanding /rml yon thegr ound. You
could other wise loseyour balance, e.g.onice.
Obser vethefo llo wing notes:
R The Smar tKey isbehind theve hicle.
R Stand atleas t12 in(30 cm) awayfrom the
ve hicle while perform ing thekic king move-
ment.
R Donotcome intocont actwithth ebum per
while making thekic king movement.
R Donotcar ryout thekic king movement too
slo wly .
R The kicking movement mustbetowa rdsth e
ve hicle andbackag ain. 1
Detection rang eof thesensor s
If se veralconsecutiv ekic king movements areno t
successful, waitte nsec onds .
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
The system maybe impai redor ma yno tfun ction
in thefo llo wing cases :
R The sensor sar edir ty,e.g. duetoroad salt or
sno w.
R The kicking movement ismade usingapr os-
th etic leg. The
tailg atecan open orclose unintentionall yin
th efo llo wing situations:
R Aper son's arms orlegs aremo ving inthesen-
sor detection rang e, e.g. when polishing the
ve hicle orpic king upobj ects.
R Objects aremo vedor placed behind theve hi-
cle, e.g.th ehose ofafuel dispenser ,a ch arg-
ing cable, orlug gage
R Clam pingstraps, tarp sor other coverings are
pull edove rth ebum per.
R Apr otectiv emat withalengt hre ac hing over
th etrunk silldown intoth ede tection rang eof
th esensor sis used.
R The protectiv emat isno tsecur edcor rectl y.
Deactiv ateth efunction oftheSmar tKey
( / pag e67) ordo notcar rytheSmar tKey about
yo ur per son insuc hsituations. 7878
Opening
andclosing