2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA Owners Manual

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Beforeand during refuel ing, switcho.
th eve hicle and,ifins talled, thestation-
ar yheat er. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yfrom fuels
Fu els arepoisonous andhazar dous toyour
healt h. #
Donotsw allo wfuel orletit come into
cont actwithskin, eyes orclo thing. #
Donotinhale fuelvapor . #
Keep childr enawa yfrom fuel. #
Keep door sand windo wsclosed during
th ere fuel ingproces s.
If yo uor other peopl ecome intocont actwith
fu el, obser vethefo llo wing: #
Immedia tely rinse fuel o.your skin with
soap andwater. #
Iffuel comes intocont actwithyo ur eyes,
immediat elyrinse them thor oughl ywit h
clean water. See kme dica lat tention
imm ediately. #
Ifyo usw allo wfuel, seek medical atten-
tion immediat ely. Do notinduce vomit-
ing. #
Chang eimmediat elyout ofclo thing that
has come intocont actwithfu el. Fle
xible -fuel vehicles canberefuel edwith thefo l-
lo wing fueltypes:
R Premium grade unleaded gasolin e
R E85 fuel
R Amixtu reofE85 fueland premium grade
unl eaded gasolin e
Fle xible -fuel vehicles canbeidenti/ed bythe
Et Et
hanol upt hanol
upto E85 o
E85 sticke ron theinside ofthefuel
/ller 0ap.
Depending onthecountr y,thefuels youcan use
in your vehicle maydi.er from theinf ormation in
th eOper ator's Manual. Thefuels that have been
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle canbefound onthe
inst ruction labelontheinside ofthefuel /ller 0ap. FF
uel uel
NNo o
t t
es on fuel q es
on fuel quality f uality
for v or
vehicles wit ehicles
withag h
agasoline asoline
engine engine
No tetheinst ruction sabout operating0uids
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* NO NO
TE TE
Damag ecaused bythewr ong fuel Ev
en small amounts ofthewrong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission controlsystem. #
Onlyre fuel with low- sulf urspar k-ignition
engine fuel.
This fuelmaycont ainupto10% ethanol byvol-
ume. Your vehicle issuit able foruse withE10
fuel.
Ne verre fuel with one ofthefo llo wing fuels:
R diesel
R Gasoline withmor eth an 10% ethanol by
vo lume, e.g.E15, E85,E100
R Gasoline withmor eth an 3% methanol by
vo lume, e.g.M15, M30,M85,M100 Te
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R
Gasoline withadditiv escont ainin gme tal
If yo uha ve acciden tally re fuel edwith the
wr ong fuel: #
Donotswitc hon theve hicle. #
Con sult aquali/ed specialistwo rkshop. If
th eav ailabl efu el isno tsu1cie ntlylo w in sulf ur,
th is can produce unpleasa ntodor s.
Onl yre fuel with fuel that has atleas tth eoct ane
number speci/ed intheinf ormation labelinthe
fuel /ller 0ap. Othe rw ise, engine outputcanbe
re duced andfuelconsum ption incr eased.
F F
or maximum engineoutput: or
maximum engineoutput: Onlyre fuel using
pr em ium -gra de unleaded gasolin ewit hat leas t
91 AKI/95 RON.
If th ere commen dedfuelis no tav ailabl e,youma y
also temp orarily use regula runlea dedgasolin e
wit han oct ane num berofatleas t87 AKI/
91 RON.This mayre duce engineoutput and
incr ease fuelconsum ption.
Ne verre fuel using gasolin ewit han even lowe r
RO N. *
N NO O
TE TE
Prema tureengine wearthro ugh
unleaded regula rga solin e Im
pair ment ofthelong evity and perform ance
of theengine.
If unleaded premium grade gasolin eis una vail-
able andyouha ve torefuel using unleade d
re gula rga solin e: #
Only/ll thefuel tank tohalf fullwit h
unl eaded regula rga solin eand re/ll as
soon asposs iblewit hun lea ded premi um
gr ade gasolin e. #
Donotdr ive at themaximum design
speed. #
Avoid sudden accelerationandengin e
speeds over3000 rpm. Fu
rther informatio non fuel isavailabl eat thefo l-
lo wing locations:
R Ataga sst ation
R Ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop
R US US
Aonl y: A
onl y:At http s://www .mbusa.com N No o
t t
es on addit iv es
on addit ives ing es
ingasolin e(v asolin
e(vehicle swit ehicle
swit ha h
a
g g
asolin eeng ine) asolin
eeng ine)
No tetheinst ruction sabout operating0uids
(/ page342).
* NO NO
TE TE
Damag efrom use ofunsui table
additiv es Ev
en small amounts ofthewrong additivema y
lead tomalfun ctionsoccurring. #
Onlyadd cleaning additives recommen -
ded byMer cedes-Be nztothefuel. Mer
cedes-Benz recommen dsthat youuse brand-
name fuelswithadditiv es.
In some countr ies,thefuel availabl ema yno tha ve
su1cie ntaddit ives. Deposi tscould buildup inthe
fuel injection system asare sult .In this case, in
consult ationwithan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz
Cent er,mix thefuel withth ecleaning additivere c-
ommen dedbyMer cedes-Be nz.Obs erve theno tes
and mixin gra tios indica tedon theta nk . 344344
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TT
ank cont ank
cont entand fuel r ent
and fuel reser ve eser
ve
F F
uel t uel
tank tot ank
total capacit y al
capacit y Mod
el Mod
el
All model s1 3.5gal(51.0 liter s) RR
eser v eser
ve fuel t e
fuel tank ank
ModelModel
All models 1.3gal(5.0 liter s) Engine
oil Engine
oil NNo o
t t
es on engine oil es
on engine oil
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids
(/ page342). *
N NO O
TE TE
Eng inedamag ecaused byan inco r-
re ct oil /lter,incor rect oil oradditi ves #
Donotuse engin eoils oroil /ltersot her
th an those whic hmee tth especi/c ations
necessar yfo rth epr escr ibed service
int erva ls. #
Donotalt er theengine oiloroil /lter in
or der toachie velong erchang eint erva ls
th an prescr ibed. #
Donotuse addit ives. #
Have theengine oilchang edaTer the
pr escr ibed interva ls. Mer
cedes-Benz recommen dshavin gth eoil
ch ang edataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
Onl yuse engineoils appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle by
Mer cedes-Be nz.
Qua lityand capac ityofengine oil Qua
lityand capac ityofengine oil
Engine oil Engine
oilspe ci/cation s spe
ci/cation s Mode
l Mode
l MB-Fr MB-F
reig eig
abe orMB- abe
orMB-
Appro v Appro
val al
All mod els 229.51,229.5 2,
229.6 1,229.7 1*,
229.7 2 *
Re commen dedforth elowe stpo ssible fue lco n-
su mp tion.
To achie vethelowe stpo ssible fue lco nsum ption,
it is recommen dedtouse theengine oilspeci/c a-
tion smar kedin theta ble forth elowe stSA Evis-
cosity class.Observeanypossibl ere str iction sof
th eappr ovedSA Eviscosity classes. Te
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Engi
neoil Engi
neoil/lling /lling
capacity capacity
ModelModel
Capacity Capacity
All models 5.8USqt(5.5 liter s) The
speci/ed /llingcapacity refers to an oil
ch ang ewit hth eoil /lter. NNo o
t t
es on br es
on brak ak
e e
0uid 0uid
No
tetheinst ruction sabout operating0uids
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W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofan acciden tdue to
va por pockets form ing inthebr ak esy stem
The brak e0uid const antlyabsorbs moisture
fr om theair .This lowe rstheboiling pointof
th ebr ak e0uid. Ifth eboiling pointistoolow,
va por pockets ma yfo rm inthebr ak esy stem
when thebr ak es areapplied hard.
This causes thebr aking e.ect tobe impair ed. #
Have thebr ak e0uid rene we dat the
speci/ed interva ls. Ha
ve thebr ak e0uid replaced regula rly at aqu ali-
/ed special istwo rkshop.
Onl yuse abr ak e0uid approvedby Mer cedes-
Benz accor ding toMB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval
331. 0. Coolan
t Coolan
t NNo o
t t
es on coolan t es
on coolan t
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids
(/ page342). &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN G‑Risk of/reand injuryfrom
ant ifre eze
If antifr eeze comes intocont actwithho tcom-
ponent partsintheengine compartment, it
ma yignit e. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down before
addin ganti freeze . #
Mak esur eth at no ant ifre eze spills out
ne xt to the/ller opening. #
Thor oughl yclean o.anyantifr eeze from
com ponent partsbef orestar ting the
ve hicle. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag ecaused byincor rect cool-
ant #
Onlyuse coolant that has been premix ed
wit hth ere qu ired antifr eeze protection.
Inf ormation oncoolant isavailabl eat thefo l-
lo wing locations:
R IntheMer cedes-Benz Speci/cation for
Oper ating Fluids 320.1
- Athttp s://be vo.mer cede s-benz.c om
- IntheMer cedes-Benz BeVoapp
R Ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop *
N NO O
TE TE
Overheati ngathigh outsi detemp er-
atur es If
an inappr opriatecoolant isused, theengine
cooling system isno tsu1cien tly pr otect ed
ag ainst overheating andcorrosion athigh out-
side temp eratur es. #
Onlyuse coolant approvedby Mer cedes-
Benz. 346346
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#
Obser vetheinst ruction sin the
Mer cedes-Be nzSpeci /cation sfo rOper -
ating Fluids 320.1. Ha
ve thecoolant regula rly re placed ataqua li/ed
specialist workshop.
Pr opor tionofant ifre eze concentr atein theengine
cooling system:
R Aminimum of50% (antifr eezeprotection down
to about -35°F(-37 °C))
R Amaximum of55% (antifre eze protection
do wn to-49°F (-45°C))
Cool antcapacity Cool
antcapacity
Cool ant(engine ) Cool
ant(engine ) ModelModel
Capacity Cap
acity
All mode ls 9.4USqt(8.9 liter s) NNo o
t t
es on winds hieldw es
on winds hieldwas her as
her 0uid 0ui
d Obs
erve theno teson oper ating0uids
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W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN G‑Risk of/reand injuryfrom
wind shield washer conce ntrate
Wi ndsh ieldwasher conce ntrate ishighl y0am-
mable. Itcould igniteif it comes intocont act
wit hho tengine component partsor the
ex haus tsy stem. #
Mak esur eth at no wind shield washer
conce ntrate spill sout next to the/ller
opening. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theex terior lightin gdue
to unsuit ablewindshield washer 0uid Un
suit able windshield washer 0uidmaydam-
ag eth eplastic surface oftheex terior lightin g. #
Onlyuse windshield washer 0uidwhichis
also suitable foruse onplastic surfaces,
e.g .MB Sum merF itor MB WinterF it. *
N NO O
TE TE
Bloc kedspr aynozzles cause dby
mixing windshield washer 0uids #
Donotmix MBSummerF itand MBWin-
te rF itwit hot her wind shield washer 0u-
ids. Do
notuse distilled orde-i onized water. Ot her -
wise, the/ll leve lsensor maybe trigg ered erro ne-
ous ly.
Re commen dedwindshi eldwasher 0uid:
R Above freez ing point :e.g. MBSum merFit
R Below freez ing point :e.g. MBWinterF it
Fo rth ecor rect mixin gra tio, referto theinf orma-
tion ontheantifr eeze container .
Mix washer 0uidwithwind shield washer 0uidall
ye ar round. RR
efr efr
ig ig
er er
ant ant
NNo o
t t
es on r es
on refr efr
ig ig
er er
ant ant
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids
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*
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam agedue toincor rect refrig er ant If
anon- appro vedre frig er ant isus ed ,th ecli-
mat econtr olsystem maybe damag ed. #
US US
A: A:
use onlyR‑134a refrig er ant . #
Canad a: Ca
nad a:useonl yR‑12 34yfre frig er ant . *
N NO O
TE TE
Dama getotheclimat econtr olsys-
te m due toincor rect refrig er ant comp res-
sor oil #
Onlyuse refrig er ant comp ressor oilthat
has been approvedby Mer cedes-Be nz. #
Donotmix theappr ovedre frig er ant
co mp ressor oilwithadi.er entrefrig er -
ant comp ressor oil. Wo
rkon theclimat econtr olsystem maybe car -
ri ed out onlyat aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. All
applic ableregula tions aswellas SAEstandar d
J639 must beadher edto.
The informa tion labelforth eclimat econtr olsys-
te m rega rding there frig er ant type and there frig-
er ant comp ressor oil(PAG oil) islocat edon the
inside ofthehood. Inf
ormation label(exa mp le-US A)
1 Hazar dand service warning symbo ls
2 Refrig er ant /llin gca pa city
3 Applicab lestand ards
4 PAGoil par tnumber
5 GWP(gl oba lwa rming potential )of there frig er -
ant used
6 Refrig er ant type Inf
orma tionlabe l(e xa mp le–Canada)
1 Hazar dand service warning symbo ls
2 Refrig er ant /llin gca pa city
3 Applicab lestand ards
4 PAGoil par tnumber
5 GWP(gl oba lwa rming potential )of there frig er -
ant used
6 Refrig er ant type
Sym bols1 indicat eth efo llo wing:
R Possible dangers
R Havin gmaint enanceworkcar ried out ata
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop 348348
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FF
illing capac ityf illing
capac ityfor r or
refr efr
ig ig
er er
ant and PA ant
and PAGoil G
oil
R R
efr efr
ig ig
er er
ant ant
/lling /lling
capacity capacity
ModelModel
All models 20.8±0.4 oz
(590 ±10 g) FF
illin gcapacity f illin
gcapacity for PA or
PAGoil G
oil ModelModel
All models 2.8±0.4 oz
(80 ±10 g) VV
ehicle data ehicle
data VV
ehicle dimensio ns ehicle
dimensio ns The
heights speci/ed mayva ry as are sult ofthe
fo llo wing fact or s:
R Tire s
R Load
R Condition ofthesuspension
R Optional equipment 1
Vehicle heightwit hta ilg ateopen
2 Height oftheopened tailg ate
Open t Open
tailg ailg
at at
edimensions e
dimensions ModelModel
1 1
V V
ehi- ehi-
cle cle
height height
wit wit
ht h
tail- ail-
g g
at at
eopen e
open 2 2
Height of Height
of
t t
he he
opened opened
t t
ailg ailg
ate at
e
All models 83.4in
(2117 mm) 75.0
in
(1905 mm) VV
ehicle dimensions ehicle
dimensions All
models All
models
Ve hicle length1 73.6in(4410 mm)
Ve hicle widthincl ud-
ing outside mirrors 79.5
in(2020 mm)
Ve hicle height 63.7in (1618 mm)
Wheel base 107.4in (2729 mm)
Tu rning radius 37.40T(11.40 m) WW
eights andloads eights
andloads Bear
inmind that items ofoptio nal equipm ent
incr ease thecurb weight andreduce thepa yload.
Ve hicle-spe ci/cweight information canbefound
on theve hicle identi/cation plate. O.-rO.-r
oad oad
dr dr
ivi ng ivi
ng Also
obser vetheno teson drivi ng o.-r oad
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Obser
vetheno teson drivi ng inmoun tainous ter-
ra in (/ page146).
N No o
t t
es on t es
on the angle ofappr he
angle ofappr oac oac
h/depar h/depar
ture tur
e
The speci/ edvalues aremaximum values forve hi-
cles that arere ady todrive. Missing
values werenotav ailabl eat thetime of
going topress.
Ang leof appr Ang
leof appr oac oac
h/depar h/depar
ture tur
e ModelModel
1 1
Fr Fr
ont ont
2 2
R R
ear ear
All models Maximum
gr Max
imumgradien tclimb ingabili ty adien
tclimb ingabili ty
The vehicle' sgr adien tclimb ingabili tydepen dson
th ewe ight distr ibution intheve hicle, thete rrain
cond itions and thero ad sur face condi tions.
The speci/ed value applies inthefo llo wing cases :
R The vehicle isready todrive
R The road sur face condi tionsand thus traction
ar egood
A gradien tclimb ingabili tyof 100% correspond sto
an incl ine of45°.
Missi ngvalues werenotav ailabl eat thetime of
going topress.
Gr Gr
adient climbing ability adient
climbing ability ModelModel
Maximumgr Max
imumgradi- adi-
ent climb ingabil- ent
climb ingabil-
ity ity
All model s 350350
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