MERCEDES-BENZ GLA 2020 Owners Manual

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x....................................................... 4 Digit
alOpe rator 'sMa nua l.................. 24
In troduc tion...........................................2 4
Operation .......................................... ..... 24 Introduction
......................................... 25
Protect ingthe environment ...................2 5
Gen uine Mercedes-Ben zpart s...............2 5
Operator's Manual................................. 26
Service andvehicle operation ................2 6
Operating safety.............................. ...... 27
QR code forrescue card........................ 28
Data storage .......................................... 28
Information oncopyright ....................... 30 At
aglance ........................................... 31
Cockpit .................................................. 31
Instr ument cluster ................................. 32
Multifunction steeringwheel................. 33
Center console ...................................... 34
Door controlpanel ........................... ...... 37
Overhead controlpanel ..................... ....3 8 Safety
................................................... 39
Panic alarm ............................................ 39
Occupant safety.................................... 39
Children inthe vehicle ........................... 53
Pets inthe vehicle ................................. 59
Driving safetysystems ..................... ...... 60
Protect ionagainst theft.........................6 7 Opening
andclosing ........................... 69
Smart Key............................................... 69
Doors ..................................................... 75
Cargo compart ment........................ .......7 7
Sid ewi ndow s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 83
Pa nora maroofwi th pow ertilt/sli d-
ing panel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 87Se
ats, steering whe eland mir-
rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 92
Co rrect driver' ssea tpos ition ................ 92
Sea ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 92Steer
ingwheel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 97
Mi rror s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 98
Mem oryfuncti on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 101 Li
ghts andwindsh ield wipers .......... 102
Exteri orlighti ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 102
Interi orlighti ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 105
Re placi ng bulbs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 106
Wi ndsh ield wipe rs <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 109 Cl
imate contro l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 113
Ove rview ofclimate control systems ...113
Ope ratingthe climate control sys-
tems <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 118
Air vents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 123 Dri
vin gand parkin g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 124
Note son bre aking-in anew vehicle..... 124
Drivi ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 124
DYNAM ICSELECT button (allveh i-
cle sexcep tMer cedes-AM Gveh i-
cle s)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 132
DYNAM ICSELECT controller
(Me rced es-AM Gveh icles) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 133
Auto matictrans mission<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 134
Re fue ling <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 142
Pa rking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 145
Drivi ngtips<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 148
Drivi ngsystems <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 157 On-
board computer anddisplay s.... 188
Impo rtant safety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 188
Disp lays and operation<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 188
Menu sand subme nus<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 191
Disp laymes sages <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 203
Wa rning andindicator lamps inthe
instr umentclu ster <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 231 Multi
mediasys tem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 243
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 243
Impo rtant safety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 243
Functi onrestricti ons<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 243
Ope ratingsystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 2442
Co
nte nts

Stowage
andfeatur es...................... 251
Loading guidelines...............................2 51
Stowag earea s....... ..............................251
Featu res....... ....... ................................ 258 Mainte
nanceand care ......................274
Engine compartment ........................... 274
ASSYST PLUS......................................278
Ca re....... .............. ................................279 Breakdow
nassi stanc e....... .............. 287
Where willIfind...? ..............................287
Flat tire....... ......................................... 288
Battery (vehicle)....... ........................... 293
Ju mp-starti ng....... ................................296
Tow ingand tow-starti ng....... ...............299
Fuse s....... ............................................302 Whee
lsand tires ...............................305
Importa ntsafe tynotes ........................305
Opera tion............................................305
Winter operation....... ........................... 307
Tire press ure....... ................................ 308
Load ingthe vehi cle....... .......................317
All abo utwhe elsand tires ................... 320
Cha nging awhe el....... ......................... 326
Whee land tirecombi nations .............. .330
Emergency sparewhe el....... ................331 Techn
ical data ................................... 333
Informati onrega rding technical data
....... ...................................................... 333
Vehi cleelectronics ..............................333
Identifi cationplates ....... ......................334
Service products andfilling capa ci-
ties ....... ............................................... 335
Vehi cledata ......................................... 341
Vehi cledata foroff-roa ddrivi ng....... ...342 Co
nten ts
3

1,
2,3...
4ETS (Electronic Traction System )
see ETS/4E TS(Elect ronic Trac-
tion System)
4MATIC
Display message ............................ 228
4MATIC (permanent four-wheel
dr ive) ................ .................................. 168
12 Vsocket
see Sockets
360° camer a
Func tion/notes .............................1 82 A
ABS (Anti-lo ckBraking System)
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 205
Function/notes ................................60
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................... 60
Warni nglamp ....... .......................... 234
Ac celeratio n
see Kickdow n
Ac cident
Automa ticmeas uresafter an
accid ent....... ....................................53
Acti vatin gmed iamod e
Gen eral notes................................ 249
Acti vatin g/d eact ivatingcooling
with airdeh umidifica tion.................1 18
Ac tive Brake Assist
Activating ordea ctivating .............. 197
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 211
Function/notes ................................61
Ac tive Distanc eAss ist
DI STRONIC
Activating .......................................160
Ca lling up aspee d<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 161
Cru isecontrol lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 160
Dea ctiva ting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 163
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 222
Disp lays inthe multifunction dis-
pl ay <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 164
Disp lays on the instr umentclu s-
ter <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 164
Drivi ngtips<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 164
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 158
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 159Setting
aspe ed<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 162
Setting thespecified mini mum
di sta nce <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 162
Stopp ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 162
Stori ngaspe ed<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 161
Ac tive Parki ngAssist
Ca ncel ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 178
Detecti ngparking spaces .............. 175
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 221
Exiti ngapa rking space<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 177
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 174
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 174
Pa rking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 176
AD APTIVE BRAK E<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 67
Addi tional speedo mete r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 199
Addi tives(e ng ineoi l) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 338
Addre ssbook
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 243
Adjus tingthe volume
Mu ltimed iasystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 244
Ai rbag s
Depl oyment <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 51
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 214
Front airba g(d riv er, front
pa sse nger )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 45
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 44
Introd uction<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 44
Knee bag<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 46
Occu pant Clas sif ica tion System
(OC S)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 47
PASSENG ERAIR BAG indicator
la mps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 40
Sid eimp act airba g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 46
Wi ndow curtainairba g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 47
Ai rve nts
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 123
Re ar <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 123
Setting thecenter airvents ........... 123
Setting theside airvents ............... 123
Ai r-co nditioning sys tem
see Clima tecontrol
Al arm
ATA (Anti -TheftAla rm system )......... 68
Swi tching off(ATA) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 68
Swi tching thefuncti onon/of f
(ATA) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 684
In
dex

Alar
msys tem
see ATA(A nti-T hef tAlar msyst em)
AMG
Adapt ive spor tsusp ension sys-
te m .......... ...................................... 168
Per forman ceSeat ............................ 96
AMG adaptiv esp ort sus pen sion
sys tem
Gen eral Infor mat ion.......................1 68
AMG menu (on-bo ardcomputer) .....201
AMG Perfo rmance exhaustsys-
tem ..................................................... 130
Anti -lockbraking system
see ABS (Anti-lock BrakingSystem)
Anti -skid chains
see Snow chains
Anti -theft alarm system
see ATA (Anti-Theft Alarmsystem)
Approac h/departure angle....... ....... 156
Ashtray ............................................... 260
Ass istanc edisplay (on-bo ard
co mputer) .......................................... 197
Ass istanc emenu (on-bo ardcom-
puter) ..................................................196
ASS YST PLUS
Displ aying aservi cemessa ge....... .279
Driving abroad ....... ........................279
Hidi ngaservi cemessa ge....... ....... 278
Informati onabo utService ............. 279
Res etting theservi ceinterva ldis -
pla y....... ....... .................................. 279
Service message....... ..................... 278
Specia lservi cerequ ireme nts....... ..279
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm syste m)
Activating/d eactivating ................... 68
Function ...........................................68
Swi tching offthe alarm <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 68
ATTE NTIO NAS SIST
Activa ting/d eactiva ting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 198
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 220
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 183
Audi o20
Drivi ngdynami csdispl ay............... 171
Audi omen u(o n-b oard computer) ....194
Audi osys tem
see DigitalOpe rator'sManua l Auth
orized Merc edes-Be nzCente r
see Qualifie dspe cialist wo rksho p
Auth orized worksho p
see Qualifie dspe cialist wo rksho p
AU TO lights
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 217
see Lights
Auto matic carwas h(care) ............... 280
Auto matic engine start (ECO
start/ stopfunc tion)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 129
Auto matic engine switch-o ff(ECO
start/ stopfunc tion)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 129
Auto matic headlamp mode.............. 102
Auto matic transmission
Accel erator pedalpos ition ............. 137
Ch ang inggear<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 137
DIREC TSELECT lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 134
Drive program<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 138
Drive programdispl ay<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 134
Drivi ngtips<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 137
DYNAM ICSELECT button (all
veh icles exce ptMer cedes-AM G
veh icles) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 132
DYNAM ICSELECT controller
(Me rced es-AM Gveh icles) .............. 133
Emerg encyrunningmod e.............. 142
Enga ging drive pos ition <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 136
Enga ging neu tral <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 135
Enga ging park pos ition
(Me rced es-AM Gveh icles) .............. 136
Enga ging park pos ition automa ti-
cal ly<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 135
Enga ging reve rsegear<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 135
Enga ging the park pos ition ............ 134
Hol ding the vehiclesta tiona ryon
up hillgra dients <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 138
Kickd own<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 138
Ma nua lshi fting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 140
Oil temp erature (on-boa rdcom-
pu ter, Mercedes-AM Gveh icles) ..... 201
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 134
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 142
Pu lling away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 128
Sel ector lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 136
Starti ngthe engi ne<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 127
Steer ingwheelpa dd leshi fters ...... 140
Tra nsmi ssion pos ition displ ay........ 136 In
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Transmission
positiondisplay
(DIRECT SELECT lever) ...................1 34
Transmi ssionposi tions .................. 137
Automatic transmissionemer-
gen cymode ....................................... 142 B
Back button ....................................... 244
Backup lamp
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 216
Bag hook....... ....... ..............................256
BAS (Brake AssistSyste m)....... ..........61
Basic settings
see Settings
Battery (SmartKe y)
Che cking .......................................... 72
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................... 72
Rep lacing ......................................... 72
Battery (vehicle)
Cha rging ........................................ 295
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 219
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 293
Ju mp starting ................................. 296
Rep lacing .......................................296
Belt
see Seat belts
Belt warni ng....... .................................. 44
Blin dSpot Assist
Activating/d eactivating (on-
boa rdcompu ter)....... ..................... 198
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 221
Notes/fu nction..............................185
Blow er
see Clima tecontrol
Blueto oth®
Searchi ngfor amobi lephone ........247
Searchi ngfor amobi lephone
(de vice mana ger)........................... 248
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................243
Tel epho ny....... ...............................247
Brake AssistSyste m
see BAS (Brake AssistSystem)
Brake assistanc e
see BAS (Brake AssistSystem)
Brake fluid
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 210 Notes
.............................................338
Brake forcedistributi on
see EBD (electronic brakeforce
dis tribu tion)
Brake HOLDfunction
Gene ralnotes ................................ 165
Brake lamp
Rep lacing bulbs....... ......................108
Brake lamps
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 216
Brakes
ABS ..................................................60
BAS <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[............61
Brake fluid(note s)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ ......338
Disp laymess age<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 205
EBD <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 67
Hil lsta rtas sis t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 128
HOLD function<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 165
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 150
Ma inte nance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 151
Pa rking brake<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 146
Ri ding tips<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 150
Situ ation-de pendent braking
as sis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 63
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 233
Breakd ownass istanc e
Whe rewillIfind ...?<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 287
see Flattire
see Tow-star ting
see Towingaway
Brig htne sscontro l(i nstru ment
cl uste rlighti ng)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 32
Button son the steering wheel......... 189 C
Cal ling up amalfu nctio n
see Disp laymes sages
Car
see Vehicle
Care
Carwa sh <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 280
Ca rpe ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 286
Disp lay<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 284
Exha ustpi pe <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 284
Exteri orlights <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 283
Ge aror sel ector lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 285
Interi or<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 2846
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Matte
finish................................... 281
Notes ............................................. 279
Paint ..............................................2 81
Pla stic trim ....................................285
Pow erwa sher ................................280
Rea rview camera .......................... 284
Roo flini ng ....... ...............................286
Seat belt....... ................................. 286
Seat cover .....................................285
Sensors ......................................... 283
Steering wheel....... ........................285
Trim pieces ....... .............................285
Was hing byhand ........................... 280
Whee ls....... ....................................282
Windo ws....... ................................. 282
Wip erbla des ....... ........................... 283
Wood entrim .................................. 285
Cargo compartm entenlargemen t... 254
Cargo compartm entfloor
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 257
Openi ng/closi ng....... ..................... 257
Stowag ewel l(u nder) ..................... 257
Cargo tiedow nrings .........................256
CD
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................243
CD player (on-bo ardcomputer) ........195
Ce nter conso le
Lowe rsection .................................. 35
Uppe rsection .................................. 34
Ce ntral locking
Automa ticlocking (on-board
compu ter)....... ...............................199
Locking/u nlocking(SmartKe y)....... .69
Cha nge ofaddress .............................. 26
Cha nge ofowner ship.......................... 26
Cha nging awheel
Wheel sand tires ............................ 327
Child
Rest raintsyst em.............................. 55
Child seat
For ward- facing restraint system...... 58
LA TCH- type (ISOF IX) child seat
anc hors............................................ 56
On thefron t-passe nger seat ............ 57
Rearwar d-facin gres traint system.... 58
Top Tether ...................................... .5 6 Child
-proof locks
Imp ortant safe tyno tes.................... 58
Rear doors.......................................5 9
Child ren
Spe cial seat beltretrac tor...............5 4
Child reninthevehi cle
Imp ortant safe tyno tes.................... 53
Cigar ettelight er................................ 260
Cleani ng
Mirr ortur nsign al...........................2 83
Cl imate control
Air-conditi oningsystem .................114
Automa ticclima tecontrol (dual-
zone) ..............................................116
Control lingautomatica lly....... ........119
Coo ling with airdehu midificati on.. 118
Defrosting thewindows .................121
Defrosting thewindshi eld....... ....... 120
Gene ralnotes ................................ 113
Indica torlamp ....... .........................119
Informati onabo utusi ng auto-
matic climatecontrol ..................... 117
Maxi mum cooling....... ................... 121
Notes onusing the air-conditio n-
ing system .....................................115
Overvi ewofsys tems ......................113
Prob lemwith the rear window
defro ster........................................ 122
Prob lems with cooli ngwith air
dehu midificati on....... ..................... 119
Ref rige rant .....................................340
Ref rige rant filling capa city....... ...... 340
Setting theairdis tribu tion............. 120
Setting theairvents ......................123
Setting theairflow ......................... 120
Setting thetempera ture................119
Switchi ngair-recircu lation mode
on/off ............................................122
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 118
Switchi ngresi dua lhea ton/off ......122
Switchi ngthe rear window
defro steron/off ............................ 122
Switchi ngthe ZONE function
on/off ............................................120
Co ckpit
Overvi ew....... ................................... 31
see Instrument cluster In
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Collision
warning
see ActiveBr ake Assist
COMAN D
Dr ivin gdynam icsdisplay ...............1 71
COMA NDdisplay
Cl eani ng....... .................................. 284
Co mbinati onswi tch ....... ................... 104
Co mpass
Ca librating .....................................272
Ca lling up ....... ................................272
Mag netic fieldzone maps....... ....... 273
Setting .............. .............................272
Co nne ctin gaUSB device
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................243
Co nsumptio nstatistic s(o n-bo ard
co mputer) .......................................... 192
Co ntroll er....... ....... .............................244
Co nve nience closi ng feature .............. 85
Co nve nience open ingfeature ............ 84
Co olan t(e ngi ne)
Che cking theleve l....... .................. 277
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 218
Fill ing capa city....... ........................339
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 339
Temp erature(on-boa rdcom-
pute r,Merced es-AMG vehicles) .....201
Temp eraturegau ge....... .................189
Warni nglamp ....... .......................... 239
Co oling
see Clima tecontrol
Co pyright .............................................30
Co rnerin glig ht func tion
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 215
Function/notes .............................104
Co ver
see Rollersunbl ind
Cruis eco ntrol
Activatio nconditi ons....... .............. 157
Cru isecontrol lever....... ................157
Deactiva ting....... ............................ 158
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 223
Driving system ...............................157
Function/notes .............................157
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 157
Setting aspee d....... .......................158 Storing
andmaintaining current
spee d....... ......................................157
Cup holde r
Center console ..............................258
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 258
Rea rcompa rtment .........................259
Custo merAssistanc eCe nter
(C AC )....... ..............................................28
Custo merRelati onsDepartment .......28 D
Dash board
see Cockpi t
Dash board lighting
see Instrument clusterlighting
Data
see Techni caldata
Dayti merunnin glamps
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 217
Function/notes .............................102
Switchi ngon/off (on-boa rdcom-
pute r)....... ......................................199
De clarations ofconformity .................27
De corative film
Cl eani nginstructio ns....... .............. 282
Di agno sticsco nne ctio n....... ...............27
Digit alOp erator 's Ma nua l
He lp.................................................2 4
Introduction .....................................2 4
Digit alsp eed omete r.........................1 93
DI RECT SELECTlev er
Automa tictransmis sion.................134
Di splay messag es
ASSYST PLUS................................ 278
Ca lling up (on-boa rdcompu ter)..... 204
Driving systems .............................220
Engine ............................................218
Gene ralnotes ................................ 203
Hidi ng(on-boa rdcompu ter)....... ....204
Ligh ts....... ......................................215
Safety systems ..............................205
SmartKey .......................................230
Tire s....... ........................................ 224
Vehi cle....... ....................................226
Di stanc eco ntrol
see Active Distance AssistDISTRONI C
Di stanc ereco rder .............................192 8
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