engine MERCEDES-BENZ GLA 2020 Owner's Manual

X
Press the0036 button onthe Smart Key.
X Pull handle 0043.
X Lift the tailgate.
Closing X
Pull thetailgate downusinghandle 0043.
X Allow thetailgate todrop intothelock.
X Lock thevehicle ifnecess arywith the0037
button onthe Smart Keyorwith KEYLE SS-
GO. Opening/clo
singautomat ically from
the outside
Impor tantsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Parts ofthe body could become trapped
during automatic closingofthe tailgate.
Moreover, people,e.g.children, maybe
standin gin the closing areaormay enter the
closing areaduring theclosing process.
There isarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody isin the vicinit yof
the closing areaduring theclosing process.
Use oneofthe following optionstostop the
closing process:
R press the0054 button onthe Smart Key.
R pull orpress theremote operating switch
on the driver's door.
R press theclose button orSTOP button on
the tailgate.
R pull thehandle onthe tailgate. G
DANGER
Combustion enginesemitpoisonous
exhaust gasessuchascarbon monoxide.
Ex haust gases canenter thevehicle interior
if the tailgate isopen while theengine is
runnin g,especially ifthe vehicle isin
motion .There isarisk ofpoisoning.
Always switchoffthe engine beforeopening
the tailgate. Neverdrivewiththetailgate
open.
! The
tailgate swingsupwards andtothe
rear when opened. Therefore, makesure
that there issufficient clearance aboveand
behind thetailgate.
Two warning tonessound whilethetailgate is
opening orclosing.
The opening dimensions ofthe tailgate canbe
found inthe "Vehicle data"section
(Y page 341).
Opening automat ically You
canopen thetailgate automatically with
the Smart Keyorthe handle inthe tailgate.
X Press andhold the0054 button onthe
Smart Keyuntil thetailgate opens.
or
X Ifthe tailgate isunlocked, pullthehandle
and letitgo again immediately.
Closing automat ically Vehicles
withEASY-PACK tailgate:you can
also close thetailgate automatically fromout-
side. Cargo
compar tment
79Opening andclosing Z

gered.
Thetailgate couldthusbeopened or
closed uninten tionally, forexample, ifyou:
- set somethin gdown orlift somethin gup
behind thevehicle.
- polish therear ofthe vehicle.
Do not carry theKEYLE SS-GO key about
your person inthese situations orinsitua-
tions similar tothese. Thiswillprevent the
uninten tionalopening/c losingofthe tail-
gate.
Operat ion X
To open/clo se:kick your footintosensor
detect ionzone 0043below thebumper.
Two warning tonessound whilethetailgate
is opening orclosing.
X If
the tailgat edoes notopen/clo seafter
several attempt s:wait atleast tensec-
onds, usingyourfootkick under thebumper
again.
If you hold your footunder thebumper fortoo
long, thetailgate doesnotopen orclose.
Repeat thelegmovement morequickly ifthis
occurs.
To stop theopening orclosing procedure:
R kick with your footintosensor detection
range 0043under thebumper, or
R pull thehandle onthe outside ofthe tail-
gate, or
R press theclosing buttononthe tailgate, or
R press the0054 button onthe Smart Key
If the tailgate closingprocedure hasbeen
stopped:
R kick your footunder thebumper againand
the tailgate willopen. If
the tailgate opening procedure hasbeen
stopped:
R kick your footunder thebumper againand
the tailgate willclose. Opening/cl
osingautomat ically from
inside
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
Parts ofthe body could become trapped
during automatic closingofthe tailgate.
Moreover, people,e.g.children, maybe
standing inthe closing areaormay enter the
closing areaduring theclosing process.
There isarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody isin the vicinity of
the closing areaduring theclosing process.
Use oneofthe following optionstostop the
closing process:
R press the0054 button onthe Smart Key.
R pull orpress theremote operating switch
on the driver's door.
R press theclosing orlocking buttononthe
tailgate.
R pull thehandle onthe tailgate G
DANGER
Combustion enginesemitpoisonous
exhaust gasessuchascarbon monoxide.
Exhaust gasescanenter thevehicle interior
if the tailgate isopen while theengine is
runnin g,especially ifthe vehicle isin
motion. Thereisarisk ofpoisoning.
Always switchoffthe engine beforeopening
the tailgate. Neverdrivewiththetailgate
open.
! The
tailgate swingsupwards andtothe
rear when opened. Therefore, makesure
that there issufficient clearance aboveand
behind thetailgate.
Two warning tonessound whilethetailgate is
opening orclosing. Cargo
compar tment
81Opening andclosing Z

or
restric tsaside window fromtraveling
upwards duringtheautomatic closingprocess,
the side window opensagainautomatically.
During themanual closingprocess, theside
window onlyopens againautomatically after
the correspon dingswitch isreleased. The
automatic reversingfeatureisonly anaid and
does notrelieve youofthe responsibility to
pay atten tionwhen closing aside window. G
WARNING
The reversing featuredoesnotreact:
R to soft, lightandthin object s,e.g. fingers
R while adjusting
This means thatthereversing featurecan-
not prevent someone beingtrapped inthese
situations. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody parts areinclose
proximity duringtheclosing procedure. If
someone becomestrapped,pressthe0062
button toopen theside window again. Opening
andclosi ngthe side win-
dows
The switches forallside windows arelocated
on the driver's door.There isalso aswitch on
each doorforthe correspon dingsidewindow.
The switches onthe driver's doortakeprece-
dence. 0043
Fron tleft
0044 Fron tright
0087 Rear right
0085 Rear left X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock(Ypage 125).
X To open manua lly:press andhold thecor-
responding switch.
X To open fully: press theswitch beyond the
pressure pointandrelease it.
Automat icoperation isstart ed.
X To close manua lly:pull thecorrespon ding
switch andhold it.
X To close fully:pulltheswitch beyond the
pressure pointandrelease it.
Automat icoperation isstart ed.
X To interr uptautom aticoperat ion:press/
pull thecorrespon dingswitch again.
i If
you press/pull theswitch beyond the
point ofresistanc e,automatic operationis
start edinthe correspon dingdirection .You
can stop automatic operationbypressing/
pulling theswitch again.
i You
cancont inue tooperate theside win-
dows afteryouswitch offthe engine or
remove theSmart Key.Thisfunct ionremains
active forfive minutes oruntil thedriver's or
front -passenger doorisopened.
i When
theoverride featureforthe side win-
dows isactivated (Ypage 59),theside win-
dows cannotbe operated fromtherear. Conveni
enceopening
Vehicles withKEYL ESS-GO orKEYL ESS-GO
star tfunction: youcan vent ilate thevehicle
before youstart driving.
The Smart Keycanalso beused tocarry out
the following functionssimultaneously:
R unlock thevehicle
R open theside windows
R open thepanorama roofwith power tilt/slid-
ing panel andtheroller sunblind
The conv enienc eopening featurecanonly be
operated usingtheSmart Key.
The "conven ienceopening" featureisalso
availa blewhen thevehicle isunlocked.
i Vehicles
withKEYL ESS-GO orKEY-
LESS-GO startfunction: theSmart Key
must beinclose proximity tothe vehicle. 84
Side
window sOpening andclosing

X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock(Ypage 125).
X Press orpull the0057 switch inthe corre-
sponding direction.
If you press/pull the0057 switch beyond the
point ofresistanc e,automatic operationis
start edinthe correspon dingdirection .You
can stop automatic operationbypressing/
pulling theswitch again.
Aft eropening thesliding sunroof, theroller
sunblind closesslightly automatically. This
reduces draftsinthe vehicle interior.
If the sliding sunroof israised atthe rear, it
lowers slightly automatically athigher speeds.
The noise levelinthe vehicle interioris
reduced asaresult.
At low speeds itraises againautomatically.
You canalso temporarily deactivateautomatic
lowering. Todo so, press the0057 switch. The
sliding sunroof raisesagainautomatically.
You cancont inue tooperate thesliding sun-
roof after switching offthe engine orremoving
the Smart Keyfrom theignition lock.Thisfunc-
tion remains activeforfive minutes oruntil
you open afront door.
The sliding sunroof cannotbe opened ifaroof
carrier isinstalled. Inorder toallow ventilation
of the vehicle interior,you can raise thesliding
sunroof.
If cont actismade witharoof carrier approved
by Mercedes- Benz,the sliding sunroof lowers
slightly butremains raisedatthe rear.
Rain-closing feature The
rain-c losing feature isonly availabl efor
vehicles witharain sensor.
When theSmart Keyisin position 005Ainthe
ignition lockorisremoved, thesliding sunroof
closes automatically:
R ifit start sto rain.
R at extr eme outside temperat ures.
R after sixhours.
R ifthere isamalfunct ioninthe power supply.
The panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding
panel remains raisedatthe rear inorder to
allow ventilation ofthe vehicle interior.
If the panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding
panel isobstruct edwhile being closed bythe
rain-c losing feature, itopens againslightly.
The rain-c losing feature isthen deactivated. The
panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding
panel doesnotclose if:
R itis raised atthe rear.
R itis blocked.
R no rain isfalling onthe area ofthe wind-
shield beingmonitoredbythe rain sensor. If
the vehicle, forexample, isunder abridge or
in acarport ,the field ofthe sensor maybe
covered. Operat
ingthe roller sunblind forthe
panora maroof with power tilt/slid-
ing panel
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Parts ofthe body could become trapped
between theroller sunblind andframe or
sliding sunroof duringautomatic openingor
closing. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
When opening orclosing, makesurethatno
body parts areinthe sweep ofthe roller
sunblind.
If somebody becomestrapped:
R release theswitch immediately, or
R during automatic operation, pushthe
switch brieflyinany direction
The opening orclosing procedure willbe
stopped.
The roller sunblind shieldsthevehicle interior
from sunlight. Theroller sunblind canonly be
opened andclosed whenthepanorama roof
with power tilt/sliding panelisclosed.
Roller sunblind reversing feature The
roller sunblind isequipped withanauto-
matic reversing feature.Ifasolid object blocks
or restr ictstheroller sunblind duringtheclos-
ing process, theroller sunblind opensagain
automatically. Theautomatic reversingfeature
is only anaid and isnot asubstitute foryour
atten tivenesswhen closing theroller sunblind. Panoram
aroof with power tilt/sliding panel
89Opening andclosing Z

G
WARNING
If the drive r'sseat isnot engag ed,itcoul d
move forwardsasfar asthe next catch dur-
ing movement suchasbraki ngorabru pt
changes ofdire ction. Asaresu lt,you would
be pus hed against yourseat beltby the
unsecu reddrive r'sseat.
This couldcaus eyou tolose control ofthe
vehicl e.The seat beltcannot protect as
intended andcouldresu ltin add itiona l
injury .
There isarisk ofan accide ntand injury .
Before everyjourney ,make surethatthe
drive r'sseat isfull yengag ed.
Observe thesafety noteson"Air bags"
(Y pag e44) and "Children inthe vehicl e"
(Y pag e53). G
WARNING
If the drive r'sseat isnot engag ed,itcoul d
move unexpe ctedlywhilethe vehicl eis in
motion. Thiscouldcaus eyou tolose control
of the vehicl e.There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Alwa ysmake surethatthedrive r'sseat is
engag edbefore starting thevehicl e. G
WARNING
You couldlose control ofyou rvehicl eif you
do the followi ngwhi ledrivi ng:
R adju stthe drive r'sseat, headrestrai nt,
steering wheelor mirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Adjust thedrive r'sseat, headrestrai nt,
steering wheeland mirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore starting theengine. G
WARNING
If you adju stthe seat heightcarel essly,you
or other vehicleoccupa ntscoul dbe trappe d
and thereby injured.Chi ldre nin particu lar
coul daccide ntallypress theelectrica lseat
adju stment buttons andbecome trapped.
There isarisk ofinjury . Whil
emoving theseats, makesurethatyour
hands orother bodyparts donot getunder
the leve rasse mbly ofthe seat adjustment
system.
! To
prevent damagetothe seats andthe
seat heati ng,obser vethe followi ngnotes:
R Do not spillliq uid sonto theseats. Drythe
seats assoon aspossi bleifliq uid does
get spilled onthe seats.
R Ifthe seat covers aredamp orwet, donot
swi tch onthe seat heati ng.Also, donot
use theseat heati ngtodry the seats.
R Cle anthe seat covers asrecommende d;
see the"Interio rcare" section.
R Do not transport heavyloa dson the
seats. Donot placepointed objectson
the seat cushi onssuch asknives, nailsor
tools. Where possible,use theseats only
for carryi ngpass engers.
R When operatingtheseat heati ng,donot
cover theseats withinsulating materia ls,
e.g. blankets, coats,bags,protective cov-
ers, child seats orbooster seats.
R When theseat heati ngisswi tched on,the
seat surfa cecan bedama gedasaresu lt
of objects being placed onthe seats, for
exampl e,seat cushi ons,child seats and
protective coversnotapproved by
Mercede s-Benz.
! Make
surethatthere arenoobjects inthe
footwel lunder orbehi ndthe seats when
moving theseats back. There isarisk that
the seats and/or theobjects couldbe dam-
age d.
i Further related subjects:
R Ca rgo compartment enlargement (folding
dow nthe rear seats) (Ypag e254) Seats
93Seats,steering wheeland mirrors Z

The
three redindicator lampsinthe button
indicate theheating levelyouhave selected.
The system automatically switchesdownfrom
level 3to level 2after approximately eight
minutes. The
system automatically switchesdownfrom
level 2to level 1after approximately ten
minutes.
The system automatically switchesoffapprox-
imately 20minutes afteritis set tolevel 1.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock(Ypage 125).
X To switch on:press button 0043repeatedly
until thedesired heating levelisset.
X To switch off:press button 0043repeatedly
until allthe indicator lampsgoout.
i If
the battery voltage istoo low, theseat
heating mayswitch off.
Problems withtheseat heating Problem
Possible
causes/conse quencesand0050 0050
Solutions The
seat heating has
switched offprema-
turely orcann otbe
switched on. The
on-board voltageistoo low because toomany electric alcon-
sumers areswitched on.
X Switch offelectric alconsumer sthat youdonot need, suchasthe
rear window defrosteror inter iorlighting.
Once thebattery issufficient lycharged, theseat heating will
switch backonautomatically. Steering
wheel Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
You could losecontrolofyour vehicle ifyou
do the following whiledriving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel ormirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accident .
Adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel andmirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore startingthe engine. G
WARNIN
G
Children couldinjure themselves ifthey
adjust thesteerin gwheel. Thereisarisk of
injury. Never
leavechildren unsupervised inthe
vehicle.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
Smart Keywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applies forthe Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect. Adjust
ingthe steering wheel G
WARNIN
G
If the steerin gwheel isunlocked whilethe
vehicle isin motion ,it could change position
unexpect edly.Thiscould cause youtolose
cont rolofthe vehicle. Thereisarisk ofan
accident . Steering
wheel
97Seats,steering wheelandmirrors
Z

ext
erior mirror usingbutton 0087aslong as
the indicat orlamp islit.
X Press button 0087up, down, ortothe right or
left until youhave adjusted theexterior mir-
ror tothe corr ectposition .You should have
a good overview oftraff iccon ditions .
The convex exterior mirror sprovide alarger
field ofvision.
Aft erthe engine hasbeen started,the exterior
mirror sare automatic allyheated atlow out-
side temper atures. Heatingtakes amaximum
of ten minutes .
i You
canalso heat upthe exterior mirror s
manually byswitchin gon the rear window
defrost er.
Folding theexterior mirrorsin or out
electrically This
function isonly available inCanada. X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock(Ypage 125).
X Briefly press0043.
Bot hext erior mirror sfold inor out.
i Make
surethattheexterior mirror sare
alway sfolded outfully while driving. They
could otherwisevibrate.
i If
you aredriving fasterthan30mph
(47 km/ h),you can nolonger foldinthe
ext erior mirror s.
Resett ingthe exterior mirrors This
function isonly available inCanada.
If the batter yhas been discon nectedorcom-
pletely discharged, theexterior mirror smust
be reset. Theexterior mirror swill other wise
not fold inwhen youselect the"Fold inmirror swhen
locking"func tion inthe on-board com-
puter (Ypage 200).
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X Briefly press0043.
Folding theexterior mirrorsin or out
aut omat ically This
function isonly available inCanada.
If the "Fold inmirror swhen locking"func tion is
activat edinthe on-board comput er
(Y page 200):
R the exterior mirror sfold inautomatic allyas
soon asyou lock thevehicle fromtheout-
side.
R the exterior mirror sfold outagain automati-
cally assoon asyou unlock thevehicle and
then open thedriver's orfron t-passenger
door.
i If
the exterior mirror shave been folded in
manually, theydonot fold out.
Exterior mirror push edout ofposition If
an ext erior mirror hasbeen pushed outof
position ,proceed asfollows:
X Vehicles
withoutelectrically folding
exterior mirrors: move theexterior mirror
into thecorr ectposition manually.
X Vehicles
withelectrically foldingexte-
rior mirrors (Canada only):pressandhold
mirror -foldin gbutton (Ypage 99)until you
hear aclick andthemirror engages audibly
into position .
The mirror housing isengaged againand
you can adjust theexterior mirror sas usual
(Y page 98). Automa
ticanti- glare mirrors G
WARN
ING
Elect rolyte mayescape ifthe glass inan
automatic anti-glare mirror breaks. Theelec-
trolyt eis harmful andcauses irritation.It
must notcome intocontact with your skin,
eyes, respirator yorgans orcloth ingorbe
swallowed. Thereisarisk ofinjury. Mirr
ors
99Seats, steering wheelandmirrors
Z

If
you come intocontact withtheelectro-
lyte, observe thefollow ing:
R Rinse offthe electroly tefrom yourskin
immedi atelywithwater.
R Immedia telyrinse theelectroly teout of
you reyes thoroughl ywith clean water.
R Ifthe electroly teisswal lowe d,immedi -
ately rinse yourmouth outthoroughl y.Do
not induce vomiting.
R Ifelectroly tecomes intocontact withyour
skin orhair orisswal lowe d,seek medica l
attention immediately.
R Immedia telychange outofclothing which
has come intocontact withelectroly te.
R Ifan allergic reaction occurs,seekmedi-
cal attention immediately.
The "Automatic anti-glaremirrors"function is
only availableifthe vehicle isequi pped with
the "Mirro rspackage ".
The rear-view mirrorandtheexterior mirroron
the driver's sideautoma ticallygointo anti-
glare mode if:
R the ignition isswitched onand
R incident lightfrom headlampsstrikes the
sensor inthe rear-view mirror
The mirrors donot gointo anti-glare modeif
reverse gearisengaged orifthe interior light-
ing isswitched on. Parking
positionfor the exterio rmir-
ror onthe front-passenge rside
Setting andstoring theparking posi-
tion You
cansetthe front-passenger sideexterior
mirror suchthatyoucan seetherear wheel on
that side assoon asyou engage reverse gear.
You canstore thispositio n. 0043
Button forthe driver's sideexterior mirror
0044 Button forthe front-passenger sideexte-
rior mirror
0087 Button forthe exterior mirrorsetting
0085 Memory buttonM
X Make surethatthevehicle isstationary .
X Turn theSmartKey topositio n0048 inthe igni-
tion lock orstart theengine (Ypage 125).
X Press button 0044.
X Engage reverse gear.
The exterior mirroronthe front-passenger
side moves tothe defau ltparking position.
X Use button 0087toadjust theexterior mirror
to apositio nthat allows youtosee therear
wheel andthecurb.
The parking positionis stored.
i If
you shift thetransmission toanother
positio n,the front-passenger sideexterior
mirror returns tothe driving position.
Call ingupastored parking position
setting X
Turn theSmartKey topositio n0048 inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X Adjust thefront-passenger sideexterior mir-
ror using thecorresponding button
(Y page 98).
X Engage reverse gear.
The exterior mirroronthe front-passenger
side moves tothe stored parking position.
The exterior mirroronthe front-passenger side
moves backtoits origina lpositio n:
R as soon asyou exceed aspeed of9mph
(15 km/h )
R abou tten seconds afteryouhave disen-
gage dreverse gear
R when youusebutton 0043toselect theexte-
rior mirror onthe driver's side 100
MirrorsSeats,
steerin gwhe eland mirrors

the
winds hield wi pe rbl ad es orscra tchthe
wi nds hield.
For thisrea son ,yo usho uld alwa ysswitch
off the winds hield wi pe rs indry weath er.
Veh icles with ara in senso r:in the 0062 or
0063 positio n,the appro priate wiping fre-
qu ency isau toma tically se tacc ording tothe
inte nsityof the rain. Inthe 0063 positio n,the
ra in senso ris mor ese nsi tive thanin the 0062
po sitio n,cau sing the winds hield wi pe rto wipe
mor efre quentl y.
If the wipe rbl ad es arewo rn, the winds hield
wi llno longe rbe wipe dpro perly.Thi scou ld
pre vent youfro mobservi ng the trafficcond i-
tio ns. Sw
itchin gthe rear windo wwi per
on /o ff Co
mbi nati onswitch
0043 00C5 Switch
0048 00E2 Wipeswi th wa she rflu id
0049 ISwi tche son inte rmittent wiping
004A 0Swi tche soff inte rmittent wiping
004B 00E2 Wipeswi th wa she rflu id
X Swi tch onthe igniti on.
X Sli de switch 0043onthe comb inationsw itch
to the corr espo ndi ng positio n.
Wh enthe rearwi ndo wwipe ris sw itch edon,
the 00C5 symbo lap pe arsin the assista nce
gra phicin the instrument cluste r.Fur ther
inf orm ation on the assista nce graphic
(Y page 197 ). Repl
acingthe wiper blade s
Impo rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
If the winds hield wi pe rs begin to mov ewh ile
yo uar echa nging the wipe rbl ad es,yo u
cou ldbe trapped bythe wipe rar m. There is
a ris kof inju ry.
Alw ayssw itch offthe winds hield wi pe rs and
ig niti onbefor echa nging the wipe rbl ad es.
! To
avoid da ma ging the wipe rbl ad es,ma ke
su re tha tyo utou chonl ythe wipe rar m of
the wipe r.
! Nev
eropen the hood/ta ilga te ifawi pe r
ar m hasbe en foldedaw ay fromthe wind-
shi eld/r earwi ndo w.
Nev erfoldawi nds hield wi pe rar m withou ta
wi pe rbl ad eba ck onto thewinds hield/r ear
wi ndo w.
Hol dthe winds hield wi pe rar m firml ywh en
yo ucha nge thewipe rbl ad e. Ifyo urel ease
the wipe rar m withou ta wi pe rbl ad eand it
fa lls onto thewinds hield/r earwi ndo w,the
wi nds hield/r earwi ndo wma ybe dama ged
by the force ofthe impact.
Me rce des-Be nzrec omm endstha tyo uha ve
the wipe rbl ad es cha nge dat aqu alifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh op.
Ch ang ingthe winds hieldwiper blade s Remo
ving the wiper blade s
X Veh
icle swi tho utKEYLES S-G Oor KEY-
LE SS- GO start function:rem ove the
Sma rtKeyfro mthe igniti onlock.
X Veh
icle swi th KEYLES S-G Oor KEYLES S-
GO start function:sw itch offthe engine.
X Fol dthe wipe rar m aw ay fromthe wind-
shi eld. 11
0 Win
dshi eld wip ersLigh tsandwind shield wipers

Overview
ofclimat econtrol systems General
notes
Observe thesettings recom mended onthe fol-
lowing pages. Thewindows couldotherwise
fog up.
To preven tthe windows fromfogging up:
R switch offclimate control only briefly
R switch onair-rec irculation modeonlybriefly
R switch onthe cooling withairdehumidifica-
tion function
R switch onthe defrost windshield function
briefly, ifrequired
The air-con ditionin gsystem ordual-zon eauto-
matic climate control regulates thetemper a-
ture andthehumidity ofthe vehicle interior
and filters undesirable substancesfrom the
air.
The air-con ditionin gsystem ordual-zon eauto-
matic climate control can only beoperated
when theengin eis runn ing.Optimum opera-
tion isonly achieved withtheside windows
and panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding
panel closed.
If you start theengine usingyoursmart phone,
the last select edclimate control settingis
react ivated (Ypage 84).
The residual heatfunction canonly beactiva-
ted ordeactivat edwith theignition switched
off (Ypage 122). Always
keepthevent ilation flapsbehind the
side trimpanel inthe cargo compart ment
clear (Ypage 108). Otherwisethevehicle will
not bevent ilated correctly.
i Vent
ilate thevehicle forabrief period dur-
ing warm weather, e.g.using theconveni-
ence opening feature(Ypage 84).This will
speed upthe cooling process andthe
desired interiortemper aturewillbereached
more quickly.
i The
integ rated filterfilters outmost parti-
cles ofdust andsoot andcomplet elyfilters
out pollen. Italso reduces gaseous pollu-
tant sand odors. Aclogged filterreduces the
amount ofair supplied tothe vehicle inte-
rior. Forthis reason, youshould always
observe theinter valforreplacing thefilter,
which isspecified inthe Mainten anceBook-
let. Asitdepends onenviro nmentalcon di-
tion s,e.g. heavy airpollution, theinter val
may beshort erthan statedinthe Mainte-
nanc eBook let.
i It
is possible thatunder certaincirc um-
stan cestheresidual heatfunction may be
activat edautomatic allyanhour after the
Smart Keyhasbeen removed inorder todry
the automatic climatecontrol. Thevehicle is
then ventilated for30minut es. Overview
ofclimat econtrol systems
113Climat econtrol