MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV 2018 Owner's Manual

Trip menu
Standard display
XPress and hold the %button on the steer-
ing wheel until the Tripmenu with trip odom-
eter :and odometer ;appears.
Trip computer "From Start" or "From
Reset"
:Distance
;Driving time
=Average speed
?Average fuel consumption
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Tripmenu.
XPress the9or: button to select
From Startor From Reset.
The values in the From
Startsubmenu are cal-
culated from the start of a journey whilst the
values in the From Reset
submenu are calcu-
lated from the last time the submenu was reset
(
Ypage 190).
In the following cases, the trip computer is auto-
matically reset From Start
:
Rthe ignition has been switched off for more
than four hours.
R999 hours have been exceeded.
R9,999 miles have been exceeded.
When 9,999 hours or 99,999 miles have been
exceeded, the trip computer is automatically
reset From Reset
.
ECO display
The ECO display is not available in Mercedes-
AMG vehicles.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Tripmenu.
XPress the9or: button to select ECODISPLAY.
If the ignition remains switched off for longer
than four hours, the ECO display will be auto-
matically reset.
For more information on the ECO display, see
(
Ypage 147).
Displaying the range and current fuel
consumption
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: the menu only shows
range :.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Tripmenu.
XPress9or: to select the display with
approximate range :and current fuel con-
sumption ;.
Approximate range :that can be covered is
calculated according to your current driving
style and the amount of fuel in the tank. If
there is only a small amount of fuel left in the
fuel tank, a vehicle being refueled C
appears instead of approximate range :.
Recuperation display =shows you if energy
has been recuperated from the kinetic energy
in overrun mode and saved in the battery.
Recuperation display =depends on the
engine installed and is therefore not available
in all vehicles.
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Digital speedometer
XPress the= or; buttonon th esteerin g
whee lto selec tth eTri pmenu.
XPress th e9 or: buttonto selec tth e
digita lspeedometer ;.
A gear shift recommendation :Zcan also
follow .
Observ eth einformation on gearshift recom -
mendation :when shiftin gmanually
(
Ypage 138).
Mercedes-AMG vehicles : agearshift recom -
mendation is shown in th estatus bar of th e
multifunction display and no tin th edigita l
speedometer display.
Resetting value s
XPress the= or; buttonon th esteerin g
whee lto selec tth eTri pmenu.
XPress th e9 or: buttonto selec tth e
function that you wish to reset .
XPressato confirm .
XPress:to selec tYesand press ato
confirm .
You can reset th evalues of th efollowin gfunc-
tions:
RTrip odometer
R"From Start "trip compute r
R"From Reset" trip compute r
RECOdisplay
If you reset th evalues in th eEC Odisplay, th e
values in th e"From Start "trip compute rare also
reset .If you reset th evalues in th e"From Start "
trip computer, th evalues in th eEC Odisplay are
also reset .
Navigation syste mmenu
Displaying navigation instructions
In th eNav imenu, th emultifunction display
shows navigation instructions.
You can fin dfurther information on navigation in
th eDigital Operator's Manual fo rth emultimedia
system.
XSwitc hon th emultimedia system (se eth e
Digital Operator's Manual)
XPress th e= or; buttonon th esteerin g
whee lto selec tth eNav imenu.
Route guidance not active
:Direction of trave l
;Currentroad
Route guidance active
No change of direction announced
:Distanc eto destination
;Distanc eto th enext chang eof direction
=Curren troad
?"Follow th eroad's course" symbol
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Change of direction without lane recom-
mendation
:Road into which the change of direction
leads
;Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
=Change-of-direction symbol
When a change of direction is to be made, you
will see symbol =for the change of direction
and distance graphic ;. The distance indicator
shortens towards the top of the display as you
approach the point of the announced change of
direction. The change of direction starts once
the distance display reaches zero.
Change of direction announced with a
lane recommendation
:Road into which the change of direction
leads
;Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
=Lanes not recommended
?Recommended lane and new lane during a
change of direction
AChange-of-direction symbol
On multilane roads, new lane recommendations can be displayed for the next change of direction
if the digital map supports this data. During the
change of direction, new lanes may be added.
Lane not recommended =: you will not be able
to complete the next change of direction if you
stay in this lane.
Recommended lane and new lane during a
change of direction ?: in this lane you will be
able to complete the next two changes of direc-
tion without changing lane.
Other status indicators of the naviga-
tion system
The navigation system displays additional infor-
mation and the vehicle status.
Possible displays:
RNew Route...or Calculating Route
A new route is calculated.
RRoad Not Mapped
The vehicle position is inside the area of the
digital map but the road is not recognized, e.g.
newly built streets, car parks or private land.
RNo Route
No route could be calculated to the selected
destination.
RO
You have reached the destination or an inter-
mediate destination.
Audio menu
Selecting a radio station
:Active station list
;Station frequency with memory position
The multifunction display shows station ;with
station frequency or station name. The preset
position is only displayed along with station ;if
this has been stored.
XSwitch on the multimedia system and select
radio (see the Digital Operator's Manual).
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Audiomenu.
XTo select a preset list or station list: press
and briefly hold the 9or: button until
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the preset list or station list in the desired
frequency range is shown.
XTo select a station:briefly press9
or :.
iSIRIUS XM satellite radio functions like a
normal radio.
You can find further information on operation
in the "Satellite radio" section of the Digital
Operator's Manual for the multimedia sys-
tem.
Operating an audio player or audio
media
:Current title
Audio data from various audio devices or media
can be played, depending on the equipment
installed in the vehicle.
XSwitch on the multimedia system and activate
audio CD or MP3 mode (see the Digital Oper-
ator's Manual).
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Audiomenu.
XTo select the next/previous track: briefly
press the 9or: button.
XTo select a track from the track list (rapid
scrolling): press and hold the 9or:
button until desired track appears.
If you press and hold 9or:, the rapid
scrolling speed is increased. Not all audio
drives or data carriers support this function.
If track information is stored on the audio device
or medium, the multifunction display will show
the number and title of the track.
Video DVD operation
You can only operate DVD videos in the Audiomenu in vehicles with COMAND.
XSwitch on COMAND and select DVD Video
(see the Digital Operator's Manual).
XPress the=or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Audiomenu.
XTo select the next or previous scene:
briefly press the9or: button.
XTo select a scene from the scene list
(rapid scrolling): press and hold the 9
or : button until desired scene :
appears.
Telephone menu
Introduction
GWARNING
If you operate information systems and com-
munication equipment integrated in the vehi-
cle when driving, you may be distracted from
the traffic situation. You could also lose con-
trol of the vehicle. There is a risk of an acci-
dent.
Only operate this equipment when the traffic
situation permits. If you are not sure that this
is possible, park the vehicle paying attention
to traffic conditions and operate the equip-
ment when the vehicle is stationary.
When telephoning, you must observe the legal
requirements for the country in which you are
currently driving.
XSwitch on the mobile phone (see the manu-
facturer’s operating instructions).
XSwitch on the multimedia system (see the
Digital Operator's Manual)
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XEstablish a Bluetooth®connection to the mul-
timedia system (see the Digital Operator's
Manual).
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Telmenu.
You will see one of the following display mes-
sages in the multifunction display:
RPhone READYor the name of the network
provider: the mobile phone has found a net-
work and is ready to receive.
RPhone No Service: there is no network
available or the mobile phone is searching for
a network.
Accepting a call
If someone calls you when you are in the Telmenu, a display message appears in the multi-
function display.
You can accept a call at any time, even if you are
not in theTel
menu.
XPress the6button on the steering wheel
to accept an incoming call.
Rejecting or ending a call
You can end or reject a call anytime, even if you
are not in the Telmenu.
XPress the~button on the steering wheel
to reject or end a call.
Selecting an entry in the phone book
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Telmenu.
XPress the9,:ora button to
switch to the phone book.
XAuthorize access to the phone book on the
phone.
XPress the 9or: button to select the
desired name.
or
XTo begin rapid scrolling: press and hold the
9 or: button for longer than one sec-
ond.
Rapid scrolling stops when you release the
button or reach the end of the list.
XIf only one telephone number is stored for
a name: press the 6ora button to
start dialing.
or
XIf there is more than one number for a
particular name: press the6ora
button to display the numbers.
XPress the 9or: button to select the
number you want to dial.
XPress the 6ora button to start dialing.
or
XIf you do not want to make a call: press the
~ or% button.
Redialing
The on-board computer saves the last names or
numbers dialed in the redial memory.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Telmenu.
XPress the6button to switch to the redial
memory.
XPress the 9or: button to select the
desired name or number.
XPress the 6ora button to start dialing.
or
XIf you do not want to make the call: press
the ~ or% button.
Assistance menu
Introduction
Depending on the equipment installed in the
vehicle, you have the following options in the
DriveAssist
menu:
RDisplaying the assistance graphic
(Ypage 194)
RDeactivating/activating ESP®(except
Mercedes‑ AMG vehicles) (Ypage 194)
RActivating/deactivating Active Brake Assist
(Ypage 194)
RActivating/deactivating ATTENTION ASSIST
(Ypage 195)
RActivating/deactivating Blind Spot Assist
(Ypage 195)
RActivating/deactivating Lane Keeping Assist
(Ypage 195)
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Displaying theassistance graphic
XPress th e= or; buttonon th esteerin g
whee lto selec tth eDriveAssistmenu.
XPress 9or: to selec tAssist .Graphic.
XPressato confirm .
The multifunction display shows th eDistanc e
Pilo tDISTRONIC distanc edisplay in th eassis-
tanc egraphi cdisplay.
The assistanc egraphi cdisplays th estatus of
and information from th efollowin gdrivin g
systems or drivin gsafet ysystems :
RDistancePilo tDISTRONIC (Ypage 156)
RActive BrakeAssis t (Ypage 61)
RATTENTION ASSIST (Ypage 180)
RLaneKeepin gAssis t (Ypage 183)
RDSR (Ypage 166)
ROff-road program (Ypage 167)
RRear window wipe r (Ypage 109)
XPress:to display th eATTENTION ASSIST
assessment.
Deactivating/activating ESP®
Observ eth eimportant safet ynote son ES P®
(Ypage 64).
GWARNING
If you deactivat eES P
®,ES P®no longer sta-
bilizes th evehicle. There is an increase dris k
of skidding and an accident.
Only deactivat eES P
®in th esituation sdescri-
bed in th efollowing. It may be bes
tto deactivat eES P
®in th efollow -
in g situations:
Rwhen usin gsnow chain s
Rin deepsnow
Ron san dor grave l
Deactivating/activatin gES P®in Mercedes -
AM Gvehicles (Ypage 65).
Fo rfurther information about ES P®,see
(Ypage 63).
XStart th eengine.
XPress th e= or; buttonon th esteerin g
whee lto selec tth eDriveAssistmenu.
XPress 9or: to selec tESP.
XPress ato confirm .
The curren tselection appears .
XTo activate/deactivate :press th ea but-
to nagain .
ES P
®is deactivated if th eå warnin glamp
in th einstrumen tcluster lights up continu-
ousl ywhen th eengin eis running .
If th e÷ andå warnin glamp sligh tup
continuously, ES P
®is notavailable due to amal-
function .
Observ eth einformation on warnin glamp s
(
Ypage 231).
Observ eth einformation on display messages
(
Ypage 201).
Activating/deactivating Active Brak e
Assis t
XPress th e= or; buttonon th esteerin g
whee lto selec tth eDriveAssistmenu.
XPress th e9 or: buttonto selec t
Brake Assist.
XPress ato confirm .
The curren tselection appears .
XTo activate/deactivate :press th ea but-
to nagain .
Whe nActive Brak eAssis tis deactivated, th e
æ symbol appears in th emultifunction dis -
play in th eassistanc egraphi cdisplay.
Further information on Active Brak eAssis t
(
Ypage 61) .
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Activating/deactivating ATTENTION
ASSIST
XPress the= or; buttonon th esteering
whee lto select th eDriveAssistmenu.
XPress th e9 or: buttonto select
Attention Assist.
XPress ato confirm .
The curren tselection appears.
XPress ato confirm .
XPress the: or9 buttonto set Off,
Standardor Sensitive.
XPress th ea buttonto sav eth esetting .
When ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated, th e
é symbol appear sin th emultifunction dis-
play in th eassistanc egraphic sdisplay.
Fo rfurther information about ATTENTION
ASSIST ,see (
Ypage 180).
Activating/deactivating Blind Spot
Assist
XPress th e= or; buttonon th esteering
whee lto select th eDriveAssistmenu.
XPress th e9 or: buttonto select
Blind Spo tAssist.
XPress ato confirm .
The curren tselection appears.
XTo activate/deactivate: press thea but-
to nagain .
Fo rfurther information about Blind Spot Assist,
see (
Ypage 181).
Activating/deactivating Lane Keeping
Assist
XPress th e= or; buttonon th esteering
whee lto select th eDriveAssistmenu.
XPress th e9 or: buttonto select
Lan eKeepin gAssist.
XPress ato confirm .
The curren tselection appears.
XPress aagain to confirm .
XPress the: or9 buttonto set Off,
Standardor Adaptive.
XPress th ea buttonto sav eth esetting .
When Lan eKeepin gAssis tis activated, th e
multifunction display shows th elan emark-
ing sas bright lines in th eassistanc egraphic .
Fo rfurther information about Lan eKeepin g
Assist, see (
Ypage 183).
Service menu
Dependingon th eequipmen tinstalled in th e
vehicle, you hav eth efollowin goption sin th e
Serv.
menu:
RCallin gup display message sin message
memory (Ypage 200)
RRestarting th etire pressur eloss warning sys-
te m (Canada only) (Ypage 306)
RChecking thetire pressur eelectronically
(US Aonly) (Ypage 306)
RCallin gup th eservic edue dat e
(Ypage 273)
Settings menu
Introd uction
Dependin gon th eequipmen tinstalled in th e
vehicle, you hav eth efollowin goption sin th e
Sett.
menu:
RChangin gth einstrumen tcluste rsetting s
RChangin gth eligh tsetting s
RChangin gth evehicl esetting s
RChangin gth econvenience setting s
RRestoring thefactory setting s
Instrument cluster
Selecting th edistance uni t
TheDispla yUni tSpeed-/Odometer :func-
tion allows you to choos ewhether certain dis-
plays appear in kilometers or mile sin th emul-
tifunction display.
XPress th e= or; buttonon th esteering
whee lto select th eSett.menu.
XPress th e: or9 buttonto select th e
Instrumen tCluste rsubmenu.
XPressato confirm .
XPress the: or9 buttonto select th e
Displa yUni tSpeed-/Odometerfunction .
You will see th eselected setting :kmor miles.
XPress th ea buttonto sav eth esetting .
The selected uni tof measuremen tfor distanc e
applie sto :
RDigital speedometer in th eTri pmen u
ROdometer and th etrip odometer
RTri pcomputer
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RCurrent fuel consumption andapproximate
range
RNavigation instructions inthe Navimenu
RCruise control
RDistance Pilot DI STRONIC
RASSYST PLUS service interval display
Switching the additional speedometer
on/off
Ifthe addit ional speedometer is switched on,
the speed isshown in the status bar inthe mul-
tifunction display instead of the outside tem-
perature.
The speed display: isan alternative to your
speedometer.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Instrument Clustersubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Speedometer [km/h]or Speedometer[mph]function.
You willsee the selected setting: OnorOff.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
Selecting permanent display
ThePermanent Display:function allowsyou
to choose whether the multifunction display
always shows the outsidetemperature or the
speed.
The speed display: isan alternative to your
speedometer.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Instrument Clustersubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Permanent Display:function.
The current setting, Outside Temperature
orSpeedometer [km/h]/Speedometer[mph], appears.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
Lights
Switching the daytime running lamps on/
off
This function isnot availab le inCanada.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Lightsubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Daytime Running Lightsfunction.
If the DaytimeRunningLightsfunction has
been switched on, the multifunction display
shows the cone of light and the Wsymbol
in orange.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
Further information on daytime running lamps
(
Ypage 101).
Vehicle
Activating/deactivating the automatic
door locking mechanism
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Vehiclesubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Automatic Door Lockfunction.
If the Automatic Door Lockfunction is
swit ched on, the multifunction display shows
the doors in orange.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
If you activate the Automatic
DoorLockfunc-
tion, the vehicle iscentr allylocked above a
speed of around 9 mph (15 km/h).
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For further information on the automatic locking
feature, see (Ypage 76).
Activating/deactivating the acoustic
locking verification signal
If you switch on theAcousticLockfunction, an
acoustic signal sounds when you lock the vehi-
cle.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Vehiclesubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Acoustic Lockfunction.
If the Acoustic Lockfunction is activated,
the multifunction display shows the &
symbol in orange.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
Comfort
Switching the fold-in mirrors when lock-
ing feature on/off
This function is only available in Canada.
This function is only available when the vehicle is
equipped with the electrical fold-in function.
When you activate the Auto.
MirrorFoldingfunction, the exterior mirrors are folded in when
the vehicle is locked. If you unlock the vehicle
and then open the driver's or front-passenger
door, the exterior mirrors fold out again.
If you have switched on the Auto. Mirror
Foldingfunction and you fold in the exterior
mirrors using the button on the door
(
Ypage 98), they will not fold out automatically.
The exterior mirrors can then only be folded out
using the button on the door.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Conveniencesubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Auto. Mirror Foldingfunction.
If the Auto. Mirror Foldingfunction is
switched on, the multifunction display shows
the exterior mirror in orange.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
Restoring the factory settings
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Factory Settingsubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
The Reset All Settings?function
appears.
XPress the :or9 button to select Noor
Yes.
XPress the abutton to confirm the selec-
tion.
If you have selected Yes
, the multifunction
display shows a confirmation message.
For safety reasons, the Daytime Running
Lightsfunction in theLightsubmenu is only
reset if the vehicle is stationary.
AMG menu (Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
Warm-up
:Digital speedometer
;Gear indicator
=Upshift indicator
?Engine oil temperature
ACoolant temperature
BTransmission fluid temperature
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the AMGmenu.
Upshift indicator: upshift indicatorUP=
indicates that the engine has reached the
overrevving range when in the manual drive
program.
Engine and transmission oil temperature:
when the engine and transmission are at nor- mal operating temperature, oil tempera-
ture ?and Bare displayed in white in the
multifunction display.
If the multifunction display shows oil temper-
ature ?orB in blue, the engine or the
transmission are not yet at normal operating
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temperature. Avoid driving at full engine out-
put during this time.
SETUP
:Drive systemComfort/Sport/Sport +
;Chassis Comfort/Sport/Sport +
=Transmission D/M
?ESP®On/Offor SPORT handling mode
Sport
SETUP displays the following information and
functions:
Rthe digital speedometer
Rthe gear indicator
Rthe drive system setting
Rthe suspension mode
Rthe transmission position
Rthe ESP®(Electronic Stability Program) status
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the AMGmenu.
XPress9repeatedly until SETUP appears.
RACE TIMER
Displaying and starting RACE TIMER
:Lap
;RACE TIMER
The RACE TIMER is only intended for use on a
closed race circuit. Do not use the function on
public roads. You can start the RACE TIMER when the engine
is running or if the SmartKey is in position
2in
the ignition lock.
XPress =or; on the steering wheel to
select the AMGmenu.
XPress the9button repeatedly until the
RACE TIMER appears.
XTo start: press the abutton to start the
RACE TIMER.
Displaying the intermediate time
XPress the =or; button to select
Interm. Time.
XPress ato confirm.
The intermediate time appears for five sec-
onds.
Starting a new lap
:RACE TIMER
;Fastest lap time (best lap)
=Lap
XPress ato confirm New Lap.
iIt is possible to store a maximum of sixteen
laps. The 16th lap can only be completed with
Finish Lap
.
Stopping the RACE TIMER
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