MERCEDES-BENZ GLA 2020 Owners Manual

Problems
withthe"Cool ingwith airdehum idification" function Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
indicator lampin
the 005A button flashes
three times orremains
off. The "Cooli ngwith
air <00470048004B00580050004C0047004C0049004C004600440057004C00520051
0005[
funct ioncannot be
switched on. Cooling
withairdehumidification hasbeen deactivated duetoa
malfunction .
X Visit aquali fiedspecialist workshop. Setting
climate controltoautom atic
General notes The
automatic climatecontrolfunct ionisonly
availa bleinconj unction withdual-zone auto-
matic climate control.
In automatic mode,thesettemperature is
maintained automatically ataconst antlevel.
The system automatically regulatesthetem-
perature ofthe dispensed air,the airflow and
the airdistribution.
The "Cooli ngwith air<00470048004B00580050004C0047004C0049004C004600440057004C00520051
0005[ func-
tion isactivated automatically inautomatic
mode.
Setting climate controltoautom atic X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0044inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X Set thedesired temperature.
X To activate: pressthe0058 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0058 button lights
up. Automatic airdistribution andairflow are
activated.
X To switch tomanua lmode: pressthe
004F or004A button.
or X Press the0097 or0095 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0058 button goes
out. Automatic airdistribution andairflow
are deactivated. Setting
thetemp eratu re
Air-conditioning system You
cansetthe temperature forthe entire
vehicle. Thesettemperature isautomatically
maintained ataconst antlevel.
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 2in the igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X To increase orreduce: turncontrol0043
counter -clockwiseorclockwise
(Y page 114). Onlychange thetemperature
settin gin small incremen ts.Start at72 ‡
(22 †).
Dual-zone automaticclimate control Differen
ttemperatures canbeset forthe driv-
er's andfront -passenger sides.Thesettem-
perature isautomatically maintainedatacon-
stant level.
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 2in the igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X To increase ordecrease: turncontrol0043
or 006D counter -clockwiseorclockwise
(Y page 116). Onlychange thetemperature
settin gin small incremen ts.Start at72 ‡
(22 †). Operat
ingthe climate controlsystems
119Climat econ trol

Setting
theairdistr ibution
Air-conditioning systemAir
distr ibution settings
0061 Directsair through thedefroster vents
009C Directsair through thecent erand side
air vent s
009B Directsair through thefootwell air
vent s
i You
canalso activate severalairdistribu-
tion settin gssimultaneously. Todo this,
press multiple airdistribution buttons.The
air isthen directed throughvariousvents.
i Regardle
ssofthe airdistribution setting,
airflow isalwa ysdirected throughtheside
air vent s.The side airvent scan only be
closed ifthe adjusters areturned clockwise
until theyengage.
Setting theairdistr ibution
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X Press oneormore ofthe 009C, 009B,0061
buttons.
The correspondin gindicator lamplights up
briefly.
Dual-zone automaticclimate control Air
distr ibution settings
0061 Directsair through thedefroster vents
009C Directsair through thecent erand side
air vent s
009B Directsair through thefootwell air
vent s
009F Directsair through thecent er,side and
footwell vents
0087 Directsair through thedefroster, center
and side airvent s
0086 Directsair through thedefroster and
footwell vents
008F Directsair through thedefroster, cen-
ter, side andfootwell vents
i Regardle
ssofthe airdistribution setting,
airflow isalwa ysdirected throughtheside
air vent s.The side airvent scan only be
closed ifthe adjusters areturned clockwise
until theyengage. Setting
theairdistr ibution
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X Press the004F or004A button repeatedly
until thedesired symbolappears inthe dis-
play . Setting
theairflow
Air-conditioning system X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X To increase orreduce: turncontrol0083
counter -clockwiseorclockwise
(Y page 114).
Dual-zone automaticclimate control X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X To increase orreduce: pressthe0097 or
0095 button. Switching
theZONE function on/off
This funct ionisonly availa blewith dual-zone
automatic climatecontrol.
X To activate: pressthe00D6 button.
The indicator lampinthe 00D6 button lights
up.
The temperature settingfor the driver's side
is not adopted forthe front -passenger side.
X To deactivat e:press the00D6 button.
The indicator lampinthe 00D6 button goes
out.
The temperature settingfor the driver's side
is adopted forthe front -passenger side. Defrosting
thewindshield
General notes You
canusethis funct iontodefrost thewind-
shield ortoclear afogged upwindshield and
side windows. 120
Operat
ingthe climate controlsystemsClimat econ trol

i
You
should onlyselect the"Windsh ield
defro sting"func tion untilthe windsh ieldis
clear again.
Switching the"Wind shield defrosting"
funct iononoroff X
Turn theSmar tKey toposit ion0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X To activ ate: press the0064 button.
The indic atorlamp inthe 0064 buttonlight s
up.
The climat econ trol syste mswitc hestothe
followin gfunc tions:
R high airflow
R high temperat ure
R air distr ibution tothe windsh ieldand front
side windows
R air-r ecirculatio nmode off
i The
"Windsh ielddefro sting"func tion auto-
matic allysetsthe blower leveltothe opti-
mum defrostingeffe ct.As aresult ,the air-
flow may increase ordecr ease automat ically
afte rthe 0064 buttonispress ed.
i You
canadjust theblower levelmanually
while the"Windsh ielddefro sting"func tion is
in operat ion:
R Air -condit ioningsyste m:turn airflow con-
tr ol 0083 coun ter-clock wise orcloc kwise
(Y page 114).
R Dual- zoneautomat icclimat econ trol:
press the00F2 or00F3 button.
X To deact ivate:press the0064 button.
The indic atorlamp inthe 0064 buttongoes
out. Theprevio uslyselect edsettings are
rest ored. Air-recir culatio nmode remain s
deact ivated.
or X Dual- zoneclimat econ trol: press the0058
butt on.
The indic atorlamp inthe 0064 buttongoes
out. Airflow andairdistr ibution aresetto
automat icmode.
or X Air -condit ioningsyste m:turn temperat ure
con trol 0043 coun ter-clock wise orcloc kwise
(Y page 114).
Dual- zoneautomat icclimat econ trol: turn
tem perat urecontrol 0043 or006D coun ter-clock -
wise orcloc kwise (Ypage 116). MAX
COOL maximu mcooling
The MAX COOL function isonly available in
vehic lesforthe USA .
MAX COOL isonly operat ionalwhen the
engin eis runn ing.
X To activ ate: press the00C9 button.
The indic atorlamp inthe butt onlight sup.
X To deact ivate:press the00C9 button.
The indic atorlamp goesout.Theprevio usly
selec tedsettings are rest ored.
When youactivate MAXCOOL, climatecon trol
switc hestothe followin gfunc tions:
R maxim umcoolin g
R maxim umairflow
R air-r ecirculatio nmode on Rem
oving condensa tionfrom the
windows
Wind owsfogged upontheinside Air-
condit ioning system
X Ac tivate the 005A "Cooling withairdehu-
midific ation"func tion.
X Ifthe windows continue tofog up,activate
the 0064 "Windsh ielddefro sting"func tion.
i You
should onlyselec tthis settingunt ilthe
windsh ieldisclear again.
Dual- zone automa ticclima tecontr ol
X Ac tivate the 005A "Cooling withairdehu-
midific ation"func tion.
X Ac tivate automat icmode 0058.
X Ifthe windows continue tofog up,activate
the 0064 "Windsh ielddefro sting"func tion.
i You
should onlyselec tthis settingunt ilthe
windsh ieldisclear again.
Wind owsfogged upontheout side X
Ac tivate the windsh ieldwipers.
X Set theairdistr ibution to009C or009B.
i You
should onlyselec tthis settingunt ilthe
windsh ieldisclear again. Oper
ating theclimat econtr olsyst ems
121Climat econtr ol

Rear
windo wdefro ster
Gen eral notes The
rearwi ndow defroste rha sa hig hcurr ent
dra w.Yousho uld there foreswitch itoff as
soo nas the rearwi ndow iscle ar. Othe rwise,
the rearwi ndow defroste rswi tches offauto-
mati callyafte rsev eralminu tes.
If the battery voltag eis too low, the rearwi n-
dow defroste rmay switch off. Ac
tivati ng/de acti vatin g X
Tu rn the Smar tKeytopos ition 0048 inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125 ).
X Pre ssthe 006C button.
The indicator lamp inthe 006C button lights
up orgoe sou t.
Prob lems with the rear windo wdefro ster Prob
lem Po
ssi blecau ses/ conse quen cesand 0050 0050
So luti ons The
rearwi ndow
def roste rha sdea ctiva -
ted prematu relyor can-
not beacti vate d. The
battery hasnot beensu ffici ently charged.
X Swi tch offany consu mersthatarenot required ,e.g. reading
la mps ,inter iorlighti ngorthe seathea ting.
Whe nthe battery issu ffici ently charged,the rearwi ndow
def roste rcan beacti vate dag ain. Sw
itchin gair-re circul ationmode
on /o ff
Gen eral notes Yo
ucan deactiva tethe flowof fres hairif
unp leas ant odorsare enter ingthe vehiclefrom
ou tsid e.The airal rea dyinsi dethe vehiclewi ll
then bereci rcul ated.
If yo uswi tch onair-reci rculation mod e,the
wi ndow scan fogupmore quickl y,in pa rticu lar
at low temp erature s.Only useair-reci rculation
mod ebri eflyto pre vent thewindow sfrom fog-
gi ng up.
The operationofair-reci rculation mod eis the
sa me forallcontrol panel s.
Ac tivati ng/de acti vatin g X
Tu rn the Smar tKeytopos ition 0048 inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X To acti vate :pre ssthe 008A button.
The indicator lamp inthe 008A button lights
up .
Dua l-zoneautomati ccl imate control :ai r-
reci rcul ation mod eis acti vate dau toma tically:
R at hig hou tsid etemp erature s
R at hig hlevel sof pol lution Whe
nair-reci rculation mod eis acti vate dau to-
mati cally,the indicator lamp inthe 008A but-
ton isnot lit. Ou tsid eairis ad ded afterab ou t
30 minu tes.
X To deac tivate:pressthe 008A button.
The indicator lamp inthe 008A button goes
ou t.
i Air-re circulation modedea ctiva tesauto-
mati cally:
R afte rap pro xima telyfiveminu tesatout-
sid etemp erature sbel ow appro xima tely
45 ‡(7 †)
R afte rap pro xima telyfiveminu tesifthe
"C ool ing with airdeh umidifica tion" func-
tion isdea ctiva ted
R afte rap pro xima tely30minu tesatoutsid e
temp erature sab ove appro xima tely45‡
(7 †) ifthe "Cool ing with deh umidifica -
tion" functi onisacti vate d Sw
itchin gthe residual heatonoroff
Gen eral notes The
residua lhea tfuncti onisonly availab lein
veh icles for Canad awi th dual-zone automa tic
cli mate control . 12
2 Ope
rating theclimate control systemsClimate control

It
is possib leto make useofthe residu alheat
of the engine tocontinue heatingthevehicle
for appro ximately 30minutes aftertheengine
has been switched off.The heating time
depends onthe setinterior temperature .
i The
blow erwil lrun atalow speed regard-
less ofthe airflowsetting.
i If
you activate theresidu alheat function at
high temperature s,only theventilation will
be activated. Theblow erruns atmediu m
speed .
i You
cannot usetheventilation tocool the
vehicle interior toatemperature lowerthan
the outsid etemperature .
Ac tivating/de activating X
Turn theSmartKey topositio n005A inthe igni-
tion lock orremove it(Y page 125).
X Press the004B button.
The indicator lampinthe 004B button lights
up orgoes out.
The indicator lampinthe button indicates
that therespective functionisactivated.
i Resi dualheat isdeactiva tedautoma tically:
R after appro ximately 30minutes
R when theignition isswitched on
R ifthe battery voltage drops Air
vents Important
safetynotes G
WARNING
Very hotorvery cold aircan flow from the
air vents. Thiscould resultin burns orfrost-
bite inthe immedi atevicinity ofthe air
vents. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatallvehicle occupants always
maintain asufficie ntdistance tothe airout-
lets. Ifnecessary ,redirect theairflowto
another areaofthe vehicle interior. In
order toensure thedirect flowoffresh air
through theairvents intothevehicle interior,
plea seobserve thefollow ingnotes:
R keep theairinlet betwee nthe windshi eld
and thehood freeofblockage s,such asice,
snow orlea ves.
R never covertheairvents orair intake grilles
in the vehicle interior.
i For
optimal climatecontrolinthe vehicle ,
open theairvents completely andsetthe
adjusters tothe central position. Setting
theairvents 0043
Side window defroster vent
0044 Side airvent
0049 Side airvent open
004A Side airvent closed
X To open aside airvent: turntheadjuster
in side airvent 0044tothe left inpositio n0049.
X To clo seaside airvent: turntheadjuster
in side airvent 0044clockwise asfar asitwil l
go topositio n004A.
i The
center andrear airvents areadjusted
in the same way. Ai
rvents
123Climate control Z

Note
son bre aking-in ane wve hic le Impo
rtant safety notes
Th ese nso rsy ste mof some driving and driving
sa fety syste ms adjus tsautoma tically wh ile a
cer taindista nce isbe ing driven after the vehi-
cle hasbe en deliver edorafter repairs. Full
sy ste meff ecti vene ssisnot reache dunti lthe
end ofthistea ch-i npro ced ure.
New andreplaced brakepads and discs only
rea chthe irop tim um braking effect after sev-
era lhu ndr edkilome ters ofdri ving. Compe n-
sa te for thisby applying gre aterfor ce tothe
bra kepedal. The
first 1000 miles(150 0km)
Th emor eyo ulook after the enginewhen itis
new ,the mor esa tis fied youwi llbe with its
pe rfo rma nce inthe futur e.
R Yo usho uld the refore drive atvarying vehicle
and enginespee ds for the first 1000 miles
(15 00km).
R Avoi dhe avylo ad s,e.g .dri ving atfullthro t-
tle ,du ring thispe riod .
R Ch ang ege ar ingo od tim e,be for ethe tach-
ome ternee dle is 00C3 ofthe wayto the red
ar ea ofthe tachomete r.
R Do not manua lly shi ftto alowe rge ar to
bra kethe vehicle.
R Try toavoid de pre ssing the accelera tor
pe dalbe yond the point ofres istanc e(ki ck-
do wn) .
R Ide ally,for the first 1000 miles(15 00km),
dri ve inpro gramE.
Add itiona lbre aking-i nnote sfor Merce des-
AMG vehicles :
R Do not drive faste rtha n85 mph (140km/h )
for the first 1,000 miles(1, 500 km).
R Onl yal lo w the enginetorea chama xim um
eng inespee dof 4,5 00 rpm briefly.
R Ch ang ege ar ingo od tim e.
After 1,000 miles(1, 500 km),yo ucan
incr ease the enginespee dgra dually and bring
the vehicleto fullsp ee d.
Yo usho uld also observe thesenote son bre ak-
ing -in ifthe engineorparts ofthe drive train
on your veh icleha ve been rep laced .
Alw aysob serve the maxim um permi ssible
sp ee d. Dri
ving Impo
rtant safety notes G
WA
RNI NG
Ob jects inthe driver 'sfoo twe llcan restrict
the pedaltra vel orobstru ctade pre sse d
pe dal.Th eop era ting androadsa fety ofthe
veh icleis jeo pardi zed .Th ere isarisk ofan
acc ident.
Ma kesure tha tal lob jects inthe vehiclear e
sto wedcor rectly,and thatthe ycan not ente r
the driver 'sfoo twe ll. Insta llthe floo rma ts
se cu rel yand asspeci fied inord erto ens ure
su fficie ntcle aranc efor the pedals.Do not
us eloose floo rma tsand donot place floo r-
ma tson top ofone another. G
WA
RNI NG
Unsu itable foo twe arcan hinde rcor rect
us ag eof the pedals,e.g .:
R sho eswith thick soles
R sho eswith high heels
R slip pe rs
Th ere isarisk ofan acc ident.
We arsuita ble foo twe arto ens urecor rect
us ag eof the pedals. G
WA
RNI NG
If yo usw itch offthe igniti onwhile dri ving,
sa fety -releva ntfunctio nsareonl yav aila bl e
wi th limi tati ons ,or not atall. Th iscou ld
af fec t,for exa mpl e,the powe rste ering and
the brakeboost ing effect. Youwi llreq uire
cons idera blymor eeff ort toste erand brake.
Th ere isarisk ofan acc ident.
Do not switch offthe igniti onwhile dri ving. G
WA
RNI NG
If the parki ng bra kehasnot been fully
rel easedwh en driving, the parki ng bra ke
can :
R ove rheatand causeafire
R lose its holdfunctio n. 12
4 Dr
ivi ngDr ivi ng andparki ng

There
isarisk offire and anaccident .
Release theparking brakefullybefore driv-
ing off.
! Do
not warm upthe engine whilestation -
ary. Pullaway immediately. Avoidhigh
engine speeds andfullthrot tleuntil the
engine hasreached itsoperating tempera-
ture.
In vehicles withautomatic transmission,
engage positions Pand Ronly when the
vehicle isstation ary.
Where possible, avoidspinnin gthe drive
wheels whenpulling awayonslippery roads.
You could otherwise damagethedrive train.
! Mercedes-AMG
vehicles:avoidfull-load
operation andengine speeds greater than
5000 rpmwhen theengine iscold. This
helps toprotec tthe engine andavoids
uncomf ortable driving. Key
positions
Smar tKey 005A
Toremove theSmart Key
(shift thetrans mission toposition 005D)
0047 Power supply forsome consumer s,such
as the windshield wipers
0048 Ignit ion(power supplyforallconsumer s)
and drive position
0049 Tostart theengine
i The
Smart Keycanbeturned inthe ignition
lock even ifit is not thecorrec tSmart Key
for the vehicle. Theignition isnot switched
on. The engine cannotbe start ed. Star
t/Stop button General
notes
Vehicles withKEYLE SS-GO are equipped with
Smart Keysfeaturing theintegr atedKEYLE SS-
GO funct ionand adetachable Start/Stopbut-
ton .
A check whichperiodically establishesaradio
conn ection between thevehicle andthe
Smart Keydetermin eswhether avalid Smart -
Key isin the vehicle. Thisoccurs, forexample,
when startingthe engine.
When youinsert theStart /Stopbutton into
the ignition lock,thesystem needsapprox-
imately twoseconds recognitiontime. Youcan
then usetheStart /Stopbutton .
Pressing theStart /Stopbutton several times
in succession correspondstothe different
Smart Keypositions inthe ignition lock.Thisis
only thecase ifyou arenot depressing the
brake pedal.
If you depress thebrake pedalandpress the
Start /Stopbutton ,the engine startsimmedi-
ately.
To start thevehicle without actively usingthe
Smart Key:
R the Start /Stopbutton mustbeinsert edin
the ignition lock
R the Smart Keymust beinthe vehicle
R the vehicle mustnotbelocked withthe
Smart KeyorKEYLE SS-GO (Ypage 70)
Do not keep theKEYLE SS-GO key:
R with electron icdevices, e.g.amobile phone
or another SmartKey.
R with metallic objects,e.g. coins ormetal
foil.
R inside metallic objects,e.g. ametal case.
This canaffect thefunct ionality ofKEYLE SS-
GO.
If you lock thevehicle withtheSmart Key
remote controlorwith KEYLE SS-GO, after a
short time:
R you willnotbeable toswitch onthe ignition
with theStart /Stopbutton .
R you willnolonger beable tostart theengine
with theStart /Stopbutton untilthevehicle
is unlocked again.
If you lock thevehicle centrally using thebut-
ton onthe front door(Ypage 75),youcan
cont inue tostart theengine withtheStart /
Stop button . Driving
125Drivingandparking Z

The
engine canbeswitched offwhile thevehi-
cle isin motion bypressing andholding the
Start /Stopbutton forthree seconds. This
funct ionoperates independent lyof the ECO
start /stopautomatic engineswitch-offfunc-
tion.
Key positions withtheStar t/Stop button 0043
Start /Stopbutton
0044 Ignit ionlock
As soon asthe ignition isswitched on,allthe
indicator lampsinthe instr ument cluster light
up.
For further informationonsituations inwhich
an indicator lampeither failstogo out after
the engine isstart edorlights upwhile driving,
please referto"Warning andindicator lampsin
the instr ument cluster" (Ypage 233).
If Start /Stopbutton 0043has notyetbeen
pressed, thisisthe same asthe Smart Key
being removed fromtheignition.
X To switch onthe power supply:press
Start /Stopbutton 0043once.
The power supply isswitched on.You can
now activate thewindshield wipers,for
example.
The power supply isswitched offagain if:
R the driver's doorisopened and
R you press Start/Stopbutton 0043twice when
in this position
X To switch onthe ignition: pressStart/
Stop button 0043twice.
The ignition isswitched on.
If you press Start/Stopbutton 0043once
when inthis position, theignition is
switched offagain. Removing
theStar t/Stop button
You canremove theStart /Stopbutton from
the ignition lockandstart thevehicle asnor-
mal using theSmart Key.
You canonly switch between Start/Stopbut-
ton mode andSmart Keyoperation whenthe
vehicle isstation ary.
You must alsoengage parkposition 005D.
X Remove Start/Stopbutton 0043from ignition
lock 0044.
You donot have toremove theStart /Stopbut-
ton from theignition lockwhen youleave the
vehicle. Youshould, however, alwaystake the
Smart Keywith youwhen leaving thevehicle.
As long asthe Smart Keyisin the vehicle:
R the vehicle canbestart edusing theStart /
Stop button
R the electric allypowered equipment canbe
operated Star
ting theengine
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
If children areleft unsupervised inthe vehi-
cle, they could:
R operate thevehicle's equipment
Addition ally,children couldsetthe vehicle in
motion if,for example, they:
R release theparking brake
R shift theautomatic transmission outof
park position 005D
R start theengine
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
Never leavechildren oranimals unattended
in the 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. G
DANGER
Combustion enginesemitpoisonous
exhaust gasessuchascarbon monoxide. 126
DrivingDriving
andparking

Inhaling
theseexhaustgases ishazardo usto
heal thand canresul tin poiso ning. There isa
risk offatal injury. Therefore, neverleavethe
engine running anenclosed spacewithou t
adeq uate ventilation. G
WARNING
Flamma blemateria lsintroduced through
environmental influenceorby animal scan
ignite ifin contact withtheexhau stsystem
or parts ofthe engine thatheat up.There is
a risk offire.
Carry outregul archecks tomake surethat
there arenoflamma bleforeign materia lsin
the engine compartment orinthe exhau st
system.
Gene ralnotes The
engine runsatahigher speedduringthe
cold start procedu reso that thecataly ticcon-
verter canreach operatingtemperature more
qui ckly. Thesound ofthe engine maychange
duri ngthis time.
Automatic transmission X
Shift thetransmission topositio n005D
(Y page 134).
The transmission positionindicator onthe
multifu nctiondisplayshows 005D
(Y page 134).
i You
canstart theengine intransmission
positio ns005D and 005C.
Start ingprocedure withtheSmart Key To
start theengine usingtheSmartKey instead
of the Start/St opbutton, pullthe Start/St op
button outofthe ignition lock.
X Turn theSmartKey topositio n0049 inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125)andrelea seitas
soon asthe engine isrunning.
Start ingprocedure withtheStart /
Stop button The
Start/St opbutton canbeused tostart the
vehicle manuallywithou tinserting theSmart-
Key into theignition lock.TheStart/St opbut- ton
must beinserted inthe ignition lockand
the SmartKey mustbeinthe vehicle .This
mode forstarting theengine operatesinde-
pendently ofthe ECO start/stop automatic
engine startfunction.
You canstart theengine ifavali dSmartKey is
in the vehicle .Switch offthe engine and
alw ays take theSmartKey withyouwhen leav-
ing the vehicle ,even ifyou only leaveitfor a
short time.Payattention tothe important
safety notes.
X Depress thebrake pedaland keep it
depres sed.
X Press theStart/St opbutton once
(Y page 125).
The engine starts.
Start ingprocedure viasmart phone Observe
theimportant safetynotesonstarting
the engine (Ypage 126).
You canalso start yourengine viayou rsmart-
phone fromoutsid ethe vehicle .In this case,
the previou slyselected climatecontrolsetting
is activated. Inthis way youcan cool orheat
the interior ofthe vehicle beforestarting the
journey.
Only start theengine viayou rsmartphone ifit
is safe tostart andruntheengine whereyour
vehicle isparked.
Observe thelega lstipul ations inthe area
where yourvehicle isparked. Enginestartvia
smartphone maybelimi ted tocertain coun-
tries orregions.
You canexecute amaximum oftwo consecu-
tive starting attempts viayou rsmartphone. If
you insert theSmartKey intotheignition lock,
you can carry outtwo more starting attempts.
Once youhave started theengine, youcan
switch theengine offvia you rsmartphone at
any time.
You canonly start theengine viayou rsmart-
phone if:
R the SmartKey isin the ignition lock
R park positio n005D isselected
R the accelera torpeda lis not depres sed
R the alarm for the anti-theft alarm system is
not set
R the panic alarm isnot activated
R the hazard warning lampsare switched off
R the hood isclosed Drivi
ng
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the doors areclo sedand locked
R the windo wsand slid ing sunroo far eclo sed
Als oma kesure tha t:
R the fuel tank issu fficie ntly filled
R the starter battery hasbe en sufficie ntly
cha rged G
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Li mbs couldbe cru she dor tra pped ifthe
eng ineissta rted unintenti onally du rin gse r-
vic eor ma inte nanc ewo rk. The reisaris kof
inju ry.
Alw aysse cur ethe engineagainst uninten-
tio nal startin gbe for ecar rying outma inte -
nanc eor rep airwo rk.
Ma kesure tha tthe enginecann otbe started
via your sma rtphone befor ecar rying outma in-
tena nceorrep airs. Youcan prevent aneng ine
sta rtvia your sma rtphone,for exa mpl e,ifyo u:
R sw itch onthe hazar dwa rning lamps
R do not lock the doors
R op en the hood Pul
ling away
Ge neral notes G
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If the enginespee dis ab ove theidling spee d
and youeng agetra nsmi ssion positio n003A
or 0046 ,the vehiclecou ldpu llaw ay sud-
de nly .The reisaris kof an acc ident.
Wh eneng aging transmi ssion positio n003A
or 0046, alwa ysfirml yde pre ssthe brake
pe daland donot simu ltaneo uslyacc elera te.
Dep ressthe accelera tor carefully wh en pulling
aw ay.
The vehiclelocks centr ally once youha ve
pu lled away.The locking knobsin the doors
dro pdo wn.
Yo ucan open the doors fromthe inside at any
tim e.
Yo ucan also deacti vate the automa ticlocking
fea ture(Y page 199 ).
Veh icle swi th auto matic transmission :it is
po ssi ble to shi ftthe transmi ssion fromposi- tio
n005D tothe desired positio nonl yif yo u
de pre ssthe brakepedal.Onl ythe ncan the
pa rki ng lock be deacti vated .
Al lve hic les(e xc ept Merce des -AMG vehi-
cl es ):ifyo udo not depre ssthe brakepedal,
the DIRECT SELEC Tlever can stillbe mov ed
bu tthe parki ng lock rem ains eng aged .
Me rce des -AMG vehic les: ifyo udo not
de pre ssthe brakepedal,the selector lever can
sti llbe mov edbutthe parki ng lock rem ains
eng aged .
At transmi ssion fluidtemp eratures below 00F84 ‡
(00F8 20 †),yo ucan onlyshi ftou tof positio n005D
into anothertra nsmi ssion positio nwh en the
eng ineisrunning .
i Up
shi fts take place athighe reng ine
sp ee ds after acol dsta rt.Thishe lpsthe cat-
al yti cconve rtertorea chits opera ting tem-
pe ratur emor equ ickl y.
Info rma tionon the automa ticrelease ofthe
el ectr icpa rki ng bra ke(Ypage 148 ).
Hil lstart assist Hil
lsta rtas sist helpsyo uwh en pulling away
for wa rdorinrev ers eon anuphillgra dient. It
hol dsthe vehiclefor asho rttim eaf ter you
ha ve rem ovedyo ur foo tfro mthe brakepedal.
Thi sgi ves youeno ughtim eto mov eyo ur foo t
fro mthe brakepedalto the accelera tor pedal
and todepre ssitbe for ethe vehiclebe gins to
rol l. G
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After asho rttim e,hillsta rtas sist willno lon-
ge rbra keyour veh icleand itcou ldrol law ay.
Th ere isaris kof an acc ident and injury.
Th ere fore,qu ickl ymov eyo ur foo tfro mthe
bra kepedalto the accelera tor pedal.Nev er
le av ethe vehiclewh en itis he ldby hillsta rt
as sist.
Hil lsta rtas sist isnot activeif:
R youar epu lling away on alevel roador on a
do wnh ill gra dient.
R the transmi ssion isin po sitio n005C.
R the electr icpa rki ng bra keisap plied.
R ESP ®
is ma lfunctio ning.
Fur therinf orm ation onholding the vehiclesta -
tio nar yon uphillgra dients (Ypage 138) . 12
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ivi ngDr ivi ng andparki ng