warning MERCEDES-BENZ GLA 2019 Owners Manual
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The yellow $warning lamp lights up and the red I(USAonly) or $(Canada only) indicator lamp flashes.
It is not possible to apply the electric parking brake manually.
XShift the transmission to position ].
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop.
'(USA only)
M(Canada only)
Check Brake FluidCheck Brake FluidLevelLevel
There is not enough brake fluid in the brake fluid reservoir.
A warning tone sounds. The '(USA only) or M(Canada only)warning lamps in the instrument cluster may also light up.
GWARNING
The braking effect may be impaired.
There is a risk of an accident.
XPull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible, payingattention to road and traffic conditions. Do not continue drivingunder any circumstances.
XSecure the vehicle against rolling away (Ypage 145).
XConsult a qualified specialist workshop.
XDo not add brake fluid. This does not correct the malfunction.
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Check Brake PadCheck Brake PadWearWear
The brake pads/linings have reached their wear limit.
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop.
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InoperativeInoperative
Malfunction of one or more main functions of the Mercedes me con-nect system.
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop.
Mercedes me con‐Mercedes me con‐nect Services Limi‐nect Services Limi‐ted See Operator'sted See Operator'sManualManual
Service limited.
Malfunction of one or more main functions of the Mercedes me con-nect system.
XObserve the notes on diagnostics connection (Ypage 27).
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop.
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Active BrakeActive BrakeAssist FunctionsAssist FunctionsCurrently LimitedCurrently LimitedSee Operator's Man‐See Operator's Man‐ualual
Active Brake Assist is temporarily inoperative.
Possible causes are:
Rthe radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due toelectromagnetic radiation emitted by nearby TV or radio stationsor other sources of electromagnetic radiation
Rthe system is outside the operating temperature range
Rthe on-board voltage is too low
When the causes stated above no longer apply, the display messagedisappears.
Active Brake Assist is operational again.
If the display message does not disappear:
XPull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible, payingattention to road and traffic conditions.
XSecure the vehicle against rolling away (Ypage 145).
XRestart the engine.
Active BrakeActive BrakeAssist: SystemAssist: SystemInoperativeInoperative
Active Brake Assist is unavailable due to a malfunction. Situation-dependent braking assistance may also have failed.
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
Radar SensorsRadar SensorsDirty See Opera‐Dirty See Opera‐tor's Manualtor's Manual
The radar sensor system is malfunctioning.
Possible causes are:
Rdirt on sensors
Rheavy rain or snow
Rwhen driving on inter-urban roads without traffic or infrastructure,e.g. in desert-like areas
At least one driving system or driving safety system is malfunction-ing or is temporarily unavailable:
RActive Brake Assist
RActive Distance Assist DISTRONIC
A warning tone also sounds.
Once the cause of the problem is no longer present, the driving anddrive safety systems will be available again. The display messagedisappears.
If the display message does not disappear:
XPull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible, payingattention to road and traffic conditions.
XSecure the vehicle against rolling away (Ypage 145).
XSwitch off the engine.
XClean all sensors (Ypage 282).
XRestart the engine.The display message disappears.
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SRS MalfunctionSRS MalfunctionService RequiredService Required
The restraint system is malfunctioning. The uwarning lamp alsolights up in the instrument cluster.
GWARNING
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be trig-gered unintentionally or, in the event of an accident, may not betriggered.
There is an increased risk of injury.
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
Further information about the restraint system (Ypage 39).
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Front Left Malfunc‐Front Left Malfunc‐tion Servicetion ServiceRequiredRequiredorFrontFrontRight MalfunctionRight MalfunctionService RequiredService Required
The restraint system is malfunctioning at the front on the left orright. The uwarning lamp also lights up in the instrument clus-ter.
GWARNING
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be trig-gered unintentionally or, in the event of an accident, may not betriggered.
There is an increased risk of injury.
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
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Rear Left Malfunc‐Rear Left Malfunc‐tion Servicetion ServiceRequiredRequiredorRearRearRight MalfunctionRight MalfunctionService RequiredService Required
The rear left-hand or right-hand restraint system is malfunctioning.The uwarning lamp also lights up in the instrument cluster.
GWARNING
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be trig-gered unintentionally or, in the event of an accident, may not betriggered.
There is an increased risk of injury.
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
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Left Side CurtainLeft Side CurtainAirbag MalfunctionAirbag MalfunctionService RequiredService RequiredorRight Side Cur‐Right Side Cur‐tain Airbag Mal‐tain Airbag Mal‐function Servicefunction ServiceRequiredRequired
The left-hand or right-hand window curtain air bag is malfunctioning.The uwarning lamp also lights up in the instrument cluster.
GWARNING
The left or right window curtain air bag may either be triggered unin-tentionally or, in the event of an accident, may not be triggered.
There is an increased risk of injury.
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
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Front PassengerFront PassengerAirbag DisabledAirbag DisabledSee Operator's Man‐See Operator's Man‐ualual
The front-passenger air bag and front-passenger knee bag are deac-tivated during the journey, although:
Ran adult
or
Ra person of the corresponding stature is on the front passengerseat
If additional forces are applied to the seat, the system may interpretthe occupant's weight as lower than it actually is.
GWARNING
The front-passenger front air bag and front passenger knee bag maynot be triggered in the event of an accident.
There is an increased risk of injury.
XPull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible, payingattention to road and traffic conditions.
XSecure the vehicle against rolling away (Ypage 145).
XSwitch the ignition off.
XHave the occupant on the front passenger seat get out of thevehicle.
XKeep the seat unoccupied, close the front passenger door andswitch on the ignition.
XObserve the PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamps in the centerconsole and the multifunction display and check the following:
Seat unoccupied and ignition switched on:
Ra self-diagnosis is carried out. The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFFand PASSENGER AIR BAG ON indicator lamps must light upsimultaneously for approximately six seconds
Rthe PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp must then lightup and remain lit after the self-diagnosis. If the indicator lampis on, OCS (Occupant Classification System) has deactivatedthe front-passenger front air bag and front-passenger knee bag(Ypage 47)
RtheFront Passenger Airbag Enabled See Operator'sFront Passenger Airbag Enabled See Operator'sManualManualorFront Passenger Airbag Disabled See Opera‐Front Passenger Airbag Disabled See Opera‐tor's Manualtor's Manualdisplay messages must not be shown on themultifunction display
XWait for a period of at least 60 seconds until the necessary sys-tem checks have been completed.
XMake sure that the display messages do not appear in the multi-function display.
If these conditions are fulfilled, the front passenger seat can beoccupied again. Whether the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF or ON indi-cator lamp remains lit or goes out depends on how OCS classifiesthe occupant.
If the conditions are not fulfilled, the system is not operating cor-rectly.
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
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Further information about the Occupant Classification System(Ypage 47).
Front PassengerFront PassengerAirbag Enabled SeeAirbag Enabled SeeOperator's ManualOperator's Manual
The front-passenger air bag and front-passenger knee bag are ena-bled during the journey, even though:
Ra child, a small adult or an object weighing less than the system'sweight threshold is located on the front passenger seat
or
Rthe front passenger seat is unoccupied
The system may detect objects or forces applying additional weighton the seat.
GWARNING
The front-passenger front air bag and front-passenger knee bag maybe triggered unintentionally.
There is an increased risk of injury.
XPull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible, payingattention to road and traffic conditions.
XSecure the vehicle against rolling away (Ypage 145).
XSwitch the ignition off.
XOpen the front passenger door.
XRemove the child and the child restraint system from the frontpassenger seat.
XMake sure that there are no objects on the seat adding to theweight.The system might otherwise detect the additional weight andinterpret the seat occupant's weight as greater than it actually is.
XKeep the seat unoccupied, close the front passenger door andswitch on the ignition.
XObserve the PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamps in the centerconsole and the multifunction display and check the following:
Seat unoccupied and ignition switched on:
Ra self-diagnosis is carried out. The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFFand PASSENGER AIR BAG ON indicator lamps must light upsimultaneously for approximately six seconds
Rthe PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp must then lightup and remain lit after the self-diagnosis. If the indicator lampis on, OCS has deactivated the front-passenger front air bagand front-passenger knee air bag (Ypage 47)
RtheFront Passenger Airbag Enabled See Operator'sFront Passenger Airbag Enabled See Operator'sManualManualorFront Passenger Airbag Disabled See Opera‐Front Passenger Airbag Disabled See Opera‐tor's Manualtor's Manualdisplay messages must not be shown on themultifunction display
XWait for a period of at least 60 seconds until the necessary sys-tem checks have been completed.
XMake sure that the display messages do not appear in the multi-function display.
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See Operator's Man‐See Operator's Man‐ualual
The battery is not being charged.
A warning tone also sounds.
Possible causes are:
Ra defective alternator
Ra torn poly-V-belt
Ra malfunction in the electronics
!Do not drive any further. Otherwise the engine may overheat.
XPull over and stop the vehicle safely and switch off the engine,paying attention to road and traffic conditions.
XSecure the vehicle against rolling away (Ypage 145).
XConsult a qualified specialist workshop.
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Stop Vehicle SeeStop Vehicle SeeOperator's ManualOperator's Manual
The battery is no longer being charged and the condition of chargeis too low.
A warning tone also sounds.
XPull over and stop the vehicle safely and switch off the engine,paying attention to road and traffic conditions.
XSecure the vehicle against rolling away (Ypage 145).
XObserve the instructions in the display message =See Oper‐See Oper‐ator's Manualator's Manual.
XConsult a qualified specialist workshop.
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You have inadvertently touched the multifunction steering wheelwhile steering intervention was active.
XWhile steering intervention is active, make sure that the multi-function steering wheel is not touched unintentionally.
The vehicle has started to skid and ESP®has intervened.
XUse Active Parking Assist again later (Ypage 174).
Active ParkingActive ParkingAssist InoperativeAssist InoperativeYou have just carried out a large number of turning or parkingmaneuvers.
Active Parking Assist will become available again after approx-imately ten minutes (Ypage 174).
XPull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible, payingattention to road and traffic conditions.
XSwitch off and restart the engine.
If the multifunction display still shows the display message:
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop.
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is malfunctioning.
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop.
Active ParkingActive ParkingAssist FinishedAssist FinishedThe vehicle is parked. A warning tone also sounds.
The display message disappears automatically.
Active DistanceActive DistanceAssist OffAssist OffActive Distance Assist DISTRONIC was deactivated (Ypage 163).
If it was not deactivated by the driver, a warning tone also sounds.
Active DistanceActive DistanceAssist Now Availa‐Assist Now Availa‐bleble
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is operational again after havingbeen temporarily unavailable. You can now reactivate Active Dis-tance Assist DISTRONIC (Ypage 160).
Active DistanceActive DistanceAssist CurrentlyAssist CurrentlyUnavailable SeeUnavailable SeeOperator's ManualOperator's Manual
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is temporarily inoperative.
Possible causes are:
Rthe radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due toelectromagnetic radiation emitted by nearby TV or radio stationsor other sources of electromagnetic radiation
Rthe system is outside the operating temperature range
Rthe on-board voltage is too low
A warning tone also sounds.
When the causes stated above no longer apply, the display messagedisappears.
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is operational again.
If the display message does not disappear:
XPull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible, payingattention to road and traffic conditions.
XSecure the vehicle against rolling away (Ypage 145).
XRestart the engine.
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Active DistanceActive DistanceAssist InoperativeAssist InoperativeActive Distance Assist DISTRONIC is defective. Situation-dependentbrake force boosting may also have failed.
A warning tone also sounds.
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop.
Act. DistanceAct. DistanceAssist SuspendedAssist SuspendedYou have depressed the accelerator pedal. Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC is no longer controlling the speed of the vehicle.
XRemove your foot from the accelerator pedal.
Act. DistanceAct. DistanceAssistAssist
- - - mph- - - mph
A condition for activating Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC has notbeen met.
XCheck the activation conditions for Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC (Ypage 160).
Cruise ControlCruise ControlInoperativeInoperativeCruise control is malfunctioning.
A warning tone also sounds.
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop.
Cruise ControlCruise Control
- - - mph- - - mph
RA condition for activating cruise control has not been fulfilled.
You have tried to store a speed below 20 mph (30 km/h), forexample.
RESP®is deactivated The yellow ESP®OFF warning lamp is lit.
XIf conditions permit, drive faster than 20 mph(30 km/h)andstore the speed.
or
XCheck the activation conditions for cruise control (Ypage 157).
or
XReactivate ESP®(Ypage 197).
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Tires
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Check Tire Pres‐Check Tire Pres‐sure Soonsure SoonCanada only:
The tire pressure loss warning system has detected a significantloss in pressure.
A warning tone also sounds.
Possible causes:
Ryou have changed the positions of the wheels and tires or instal-led new wheels and tires
Rthe tire pressure in one or more tires has dropped
GWARNING
Tire pressures that are too low pose the following hazards:
Rthey may burst, especially as the load and vehicle speed increase.
Rthey may wear excessively and/or unevenly, which may greatlyimpair tire traction.
Rthe driving characteristics, as well as steering and braking, maybe greatly impaired.
There is a risk of an accident.
XStop the vehicle without making any sudden steering or brakingmaneuvers. Pay attention to the traffic conditions as you do so.
XSecure the vehicle against rolling away (Ypage 145).
XCheck the tires and, if necessary, follow the instructions for a flattire (Ypage 287).
XCheck the tire pressures and, if necessary, correct the tire pres-sure.
XRestart the tire pressure loss warning system when the tire pres-sure is correct (Ypage 311).
Check Tire Pres‐Check Tire Pres‐sure Then Restartsure Then RestartRun Flat IndicatorRun Flat Indicator
Canada only:
The tire pressure loss warning system generated a display messageand has not been restarted since.
XSet the correct tire pressure in all four tires.
XRestart the tire pressure loss warning system (Ypage 311).
Run Flat IndicatorRun Flat IndicatorInoperativeInoperativeCanada only:
The tire pressure loss warning system is faulty.
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop.
Please CorrectPlease CorrectTire PressureTire PressureUSA only:
The tire pressure is too low in at least one of the tires, or the tirepressure difference between the wheels is too great.
XCheck the tire pressures at the next opportunity (Ypage 311).
XIf necessary, correct the tire pressure.
XRestart the tire pressure monitor (Ypage 314).
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Check TiresCheck TiresUSA only:
The tire pressure in one or more tires has dropped significantly. Thewheel position appears in the multifunction display.
A warning tone also sounds.
GWARNING
Tire pressures that are too low pose the following hazards:
Rthey may burst, especially as the load and vehicle speed increase.
Rthey may wear excessively and/or unevenly, which may greatlyimpair tire traction.
Rthe driving characteristics, as well as steering and braking, maybe greatly impaired.
There is a risk of an accident.
XStop the vehicle without making any sudden steering or brakingmaneuvers. Pay attention to the traffic conditions as you do so.
XSecure the vehicle against rolling away (Ypage 145).
XCheck the tires and, if necessary, follow the instructions for a flattire (Ypage 287).
XCheck the tire pressure (Ypage 311).
XIf necessary, correct the tire pressure.
Warning Tire Mal‐Warning Tire Mal‐functionfunctionUSA only:
The tire pressure in one or more tires has dropped suddenly. Thewheel position appears in the multifunction display.
GWARNING
Driving with a flat tire poses a risk of the following hazards:
Ra flat tire affects the ability to steer or brake the vehicle
Ryou could lose control of the vehicle
Rcontinued driving with a flat tire will cause excessive heat build-up and possibly a fire
There is a risk of an accident.
XStop the vehicle without making any sudden steering or brakingmaneuvers. Pay attention to the traffic conditions as you do so.
XSecure the vehicle against rolling away (Ypage 145).
XCheck the tires and, if necessary, follow the instructions for a flattire (Ypage 287).
Tire Press. Moni‐Tire Press. Moni‐tor Currentlytor CurrentlyUnavailableUnavailable
USA only:
Because there is interference from a strong source of radio waves,no signals from the tire pressure sensors are detected. The tirepressure monitor is temporarily malfunctioning.
XDrive on.The tire pressure monitor restarts automatically as soon as theproblem has been resolved.
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