warning MERCEDES-BENZ GLA 2020 Owners Manual

exceed
thevehicle's maximum designspeed
of 50 mph (80km/ h).
You should regularly checkthepressure ofthe
emergen cyspare wheel, particularly priorto
long trips, andcorrectthe pressure asneces -
sary (Ypage 308). Thevalue onthe wheel is
valid.
Sno wchains mustnotbemount edon emer-
genc yspare wheels. General
notes
You canaskforinfor mation regarding permit-
ted emergen cyspare wheels atan authorized
Mercedes- BenzCenter .
An emergen cyspare wheel mayalsobemoun-
ted against thedirect ionofrotat ion.Observe
the time restriction onuse aswell asthe
speed limitation specifiedonthe emergen cy
spare wheel.
Replace thetires after sixyears atthe latest,
regardless ofwear. Thisalso applies tothe
emergen cyspare wheel.
Tire pressure losswarning system(Can-
ada only): aslong asyou aredriving withthe
emergen cyspare wheel mounted,the tire
pressure losswarning systemcannotfunc tion
reliably. Onlyrestar tthe tire pressure loss
warning systemwhenthedefect ivewheel has
been replaced withanew wheel.
Vehicles withtirepressure monitor (USA
only): afteranemergen cyspare wheel has
been mount ed,the system maystilldisplay
the tire pressure ofthe removed wheelfora
few minutes .The value displayed forthe
mount edemergen cyspare wheel isnot the
same asthe curren ttire pressure ofthe emer-
genc yspare wheel. Removing
theemergency spare
wheel Vehicles
withthe"Minispare" emergencyspare
wheel
The "Minispare" emergencyspare wheel is
secured inemergen cyspare wheel bag0043in
the cargo compart ment.
X Open thetailgate.
X Release securing straps0044onemergen cy
spare wheel bag0043.
X Remove emergen cyspare wheel bag0043
with the"Minispare" emergencyspare
wheel.
X Open emergen cyspare wheel bag0043and
remove the"Minispare" emergencyspare
wheel.
Observe theinstruct ions andsafety notesin
the "Changing awheel" section(Ypage 327). 332
Emergency
sparewheelWheels andtires

Other
identifications, forexample:
R 0W-30
R 5W-30
R 5W-40 Fuel
Importa ntsafety notes G
WARNING
Fuel ishighly flammabl e.Risk offire and
explosion byimproper handlingoffuel.
You must avoid fire,open flames, smoking
and creating sparks.Switchoffthe ignition
before refueling and,ifpresent, switchoff
the auxili aryheating. G
WARNING
Fuels aretoxic andharmful tohealth. There
is arisk ofinjury.
You must avoid fuelscoming intocontact
with skin, eyesandclothes orbeing swal-
lowed.
Do not inhale thefuel vapors. Keepchildren
awa yfrom fuels.
Keep doors andwindows closedduringthe
refueling process.
If you orothers comeintocontactwith fuel,
observe thefollowi ngpoints:
R Immediately rinsethefuel offyour skin
with soap andwater.
R Ifyou getfuel into your eyes, immediately
rinse youreyes throughly withclean
water. Seekmedical attentionimmedi-
ately.
R Seek medical attentionimmediately iffuel
has been swallowed. Donot induce vomit-
ing.
R Immediately changeoutofclothing which
has come intocontactwith fuel. Tank
capacity Model Total
capa-
city Models
with4MATIC 14.8
USgal
(56 .0l) Al
lot her models 13.2
USgal
(50.0 l) Model Of
whic h
reserve Merce
des‑AMGvehic les Approx.
2.1 USgal
(8.0 l) All
other models Approx.
1.6 USgal
(6.0 l) Gasol
ine Fuel
grade
! Do
not use dieselto refue lvehicl eswith a
gaso lineengine. Donot switch onthe igni-
tion ifyou accide ntallyrefuelwith thewrong
fuel .Otherwi se,the fuel willenter thefuel
system. Evensmallamou ntsofthe wrong
fuel couldresul tin dama getothe fuel sys-
tem andtheengine. Notifyaqua lified spe-
cial istworkshop andhave thefuel tank and
fuel lines drained comple tely.
! Only
refue lusi ng premi um-gra deunlea ded
gaso linewith atlea st95 RON thatconforms
to Europe anstandard EN228 oran equ iva-
lent specifi cation.
Fuel ofthis specifi cation cancontain upto
10% ethanol .You rvehicl eis E10-compati-
ble. You canrefue lyou rvehicl eusi ng E10
fuel .
Fuel thatdoes notconform toEN 228 can
lea dto increase dwea ras wel las dama geto
the fuel system, engineandexhau stsystem.
! Only
usethefuel recommende d.Opera ting
the vehicl ewith other fuelscan leadto dam-
age tothe fuel system, engineandexhau st
system.
Observe thenotes onopera tingfluids. 336
Servic
eproducts andfilling capaci tiesTechn ical data

Coolan
t
Imp ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
If ant ifreez ecom esintocon tactwit hhot
com ponents intheen gin ecom partmen t,it
may ignite.Ther eis aris kof fireand injury.
Let theen gin ecoo ldown before you add
ant ifreez e.Mak esure that ant ifreez eis no t
spille dne xt to thefille rne ck.Thor oughl y
cle an theant ifreez efrom com ponents
bef ore start ing theen gin e.
! On
lyadd coolant that has been premixed
wit hth edesir edant ifreez epro tection .You
coul dot her wise damag eth een gin e.
You canfindaddit ionalno teson thecoo lant
in thefoll owin gplac es:
R in theMer cedes-Ben zSpe cificat ionsfor
Ser vicePro duct s,MB BeV o31 0.1
- on theIn te rn et at
ht tp :/ /be vo.mer cedes-ben z.com
- on theMer cedes-Ben zBeV oapp
R aqualif iedspec ializedwork shop
! Always
useasuit able coolant mixture,
eve nin coun tries wher ehigh temper atures
prev ail.
Ot her wise, theen gin ecoo lingsyst emisno t
suff iciently pro tected from corrosion and
ove rheatin g.
i Hav
eth ecoo lant regularly replaced ata
qualif iedspec ialist workshopand the
repl acem entcon firmed intheMain tenan ce
Boo klet.
Comp lywit hth eimpo rtant safe tyno tesfor
ser vicepro duct swhen handlingcoo lant
(Y page 335).
The coolant isamix tureof wate rand corro-
sion inhibit or/ antifreez econ centrate .It per-
for ms thefoll owin gtas ks:
R ant i-corr osio npro tection
R ant ifreez epro tection
R rais ingtheboilin gpoin t
If th ecoo lant hasantifreez epro tection down
to -35‡ (-3 7†), theboilin gpoin tof thecoo l-
ant durin goper ationis appro ximately26 6‡
(13 0†) . Th
eant ifreez econ centrate /corr osio ninh ibit or
con centratio nin theeng inecoo ling system
shoul d:
R be atleast 50%. This willprot ecttheeng ine
coo ling systemagain stfreez ing down to
appro ximately-35‡ (-3 7†)
R no texc eed 55%(ant ifreez eprot ection down
to -49‡ [-4 5†]). Other wise, heatwillnot
be diss ipatedaseffect ively
Mer cedes-Ben zrec omm endsa coo lant orcor -
ros ion inhibit or/ antifreez econ centrate in
acc ordan cewith
MB Specificat ionsfor ServicePro duct s31 0.1.
i When
thevehicle isfirst delivered, itis fil-
led with acoolant mixturethat ensures ade-
quate antifreezeandanti- corrosion protec -
tion.
i The
coolant ischeck edwith every mainte-
nanc einter valataqualified specialist work-
shop.
Filling capacit ies Model Capacit
y Mercedes
‑AMG
vehicles Approx
.12. 6US qt
(11. 9l) Al
lot her models Approx.
8.2USqt
(7.8 l) Windshi
eldwashe rsystem
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
Windsh ieldwa sher concentrate ishigh ly
flamm able.Ifwind shieldwa sher concentrate
gets onto hotcomponents ofthe engine or
the exhau stsystem ,it can ignite. Thereisa
risk offire and injury .
Make surethatwind shieldwa sher concen-
trate isnot spilled inthe vicinity ofthe filler
neck.
! Only
MBSummerFi tand MBWinterFit
wa sher fluidshou ldbe mixed together. The
spra ynozzles mayotherwi sebecome
blocked . Servi
ceproducts andfilling capaci ties
339Techn ical data Z