check engine MERCEDES-BENZ GLA 2020 User Guide

Opening
thefuel filler flap 0043
Toopen thefuel filler flap
0044 Tire pressure table
0087 Toinsert thefuel filler cap
0085 Instruct ionlabel forfuel type tobe refu-
eled
X Switc hoff the engine .
X Remove theSmart Keyfrom theignition
lock.
or, invehicles withKEYLE SS-GO start -function
or KEYLE SS‑GO
X Open thedriver's door.
The vehicle electronics arenow inposition
005A. This isthe same asthe Smart Keyhaving
been removed.
X Press thefuel filler flapinthe direct ionof
arrow 0043.
The fuel filler flapswings up. X
Turn thefuel filler capcount er-clockwise
and remove it.
X Inser tthe fuel filler capinto theholder on
the inside offuel filler flap0087.
X Completely insertthefiller neck ofthe fuel
pump nozzleinto thetank ,hook inplace
and refuel.
X Only fillthe tank untilthepump nozzle
switches off.
i Do
not add anymore fuelafter thepump
stops fillingforthe first time. Otherwise, fuel
may leakout.
Closing thefuel filler flap X
Replace thecap onthe filler neck andturn
clock wiseuntilitengages audibly.
X Close thefuel filler flap.
Close thefuel filler flapbefore lockingthe
vehicle.
If you aredriving withthefuel filler capopen,
the 00B6 reserv efuel warning lampflashes. A
message appearsinthe multifunc tiondisplay
(Y page 219).
In addition, the00B9 Check Engine warning
lamp maylight up(Ypage 239).
For furth erinfor mation onwarning andindica-
tor lamps inthe instrument cluster,see
(Y page 239). 144
RefuelingDriving
andparking

G
WARNING
Flamma blemateria lsuch aslea ves, grass or
twigs mayignite ifthey come intocontact
with hotparts ofthe exhau stsystem. There
is arisk offire.
When drivingon anunpa vedroad oroff-
road ,check thevehicl eunders ideregu larly.
In particu lar,remove trappedpla ntparts or
other flamma blemateria l.Contact aqua li-
fied speci alist worksho pimmed iatelyif dam-
age isdetected.
! There
isarisk ofdama getothe vehicl eif:
R the vehicl ebecome sstuck, e.g.onahigh
curb oran unpa vedroad
R you drive toofast over anobstacl e,e.g. a
curb, aspee dbump orapothol ein the
road
R ahea vyobject strikes theunderb odyor
parts ofthe chassi s
In situa tions likethis, thebody ,the under-
body ,chassi sparts, wheelsor tires couldbe
dama gedwitho utthe dama gebeing visib le.
Comp onents damagedinthis way canunex-
pectedl yfail or,inthe case ofan accide nt,
no longer withsta ndthe loadsthey are
desi gned to.
If the underb odypanel ingisdama ged,com-
bus tible materia lssuch aslea ves, grass or
twigs cangather betweenthe underb ody
and theunderb odypanel ing.Ifthese materi-
als come incontact withhotparts ofthe
exhau stsystem, theycancatch fire.
In such situations, havethevehicl echecked
and repa iredimmed iatelyat aqua lified spe-
cial istworksho p.Ifon continuing yourjour-
ney you notice thatdrivingsafety is
impa ired,pul lover andstop thevehicl e
immed iately,pay ing attention toroad and
traffic conditions. Insuch cases, consult a
qua lified speci alist worksho p.
The vehicl eis only designed foreasi lynegotia -
ble off-road terrainandpoor roadsurfaces.
When drivingoff-road ,sub stances suchas
sand, mudandwate ror wate rmixed withoil
may getinto thebrakes .This couldresu ltin a
redu cedbraki ngeffect orintotal brake failure
and alsoin increas edwea rand tear. Thebrak-
ing chara cteristics changedepending onthe
materia lentering thebrakes .Cle anthe brakes
after drivingoff-road .If you detect aredu ced braki
ngeffect orgrindi ngnoises ,have the
brake system checked inaqua lified speci alist
worksho pas soon aspossi ble.Adapt your
drivi ngstyle tothe differ entbraki ngchara cter-
istics.
Driving off-road increasesthe likel ihoo dof
dama getothe vehicl e,whi ch, inturn, canlead
to fail ure ofthe mechani calasse mbly orsys-
tems. Adapt yourdrivi ngstyle tosui tthe ter-
rain conditions. Drivecarefu lly.Have damage
to the vehicl erectified immediatelyat aqua li-
fied speci alist worksho p.
Do not shift intotransmissi onposi tion 005C
when drivingoff-road .You couldlose control
of the vehicl eif you attempt tobrake thevehi-
cle using the service brake.Ifthe grad ientis
too steep foryou rvehicl e,drive backdownin
reverse gear.
Gene ralnote s H
Envi
ronmental note
Protection ofthe environment isof prima ry
importa nce.Treatnature withrespe ct.
Observe allprohi biting signs.
Rea dthis section carefullybefore drivingyou r
vehicl eoff-road .
Off-road drivingisonly possi blewith the
ON&OFFROAD package.
The followi ngdrivi ngsystems arespeci ally
ada pted fordrivi ngover easilynegotia bleoff-
road terrain:
R Off-road program(Y pag e170)
R Off-road ABS(Ypag e60)
R Off-road 4ETS(Ypag e64)
R Off-road ESP®
(Y pag e66)
R DSR (Downhi llSpeed Regulation)
(Y pag e169)
Observe thefollowi ngnotes:
R Stop thevehicl ebefore starting todrive
alo ng anoff-road route.Ifnecessa ry,acti-
vate theoff-road program(Y pag e132) .
R To avoi ddama gingthevehicl e,make sure
there isalw ayssuffi cient groundclea rance.
R Che ckthat items oflug gage andloadsare
stowed safelyand arewellsecure d
(Y pag e256).
R Alwa yskeep theengine running andingea r
when drivingon adow nhill gradient. Acti-
vate DSR (Ypag e169) . 154
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ngtipsDrivi ngand parking

R
Driv eslow lyand evenly,if nece ssaryat a
wa lking pace.
R Ensu retha tthe wheelsarein conta ctwith
the ground atalltime s.
R Driv ewi th extre mecareon unf amilia roff -
roa drou tes where visibility ispo or. For
sa fety reasons ,ge tou tof the vehiclefir st
and surve ythe off-roa drou te.
R Ch eck thedepth ofwa ter befor efor ding riv-
ers and streams.
R Wa tch outfor obsta cles.
R Take car ewh en turning onanuphillor
do wnh ill sl op eor wh en drivin gacr oss a
sl op e.The vehiclecou ldothe rwise tip ove r.
R Alw ayskee pthe side windo wsand thepan-
ora ma roofwi th powe rtil t/sl iding panel
clo sed durin gthe journey .
R Do not devia tefro mma rked routes.
R Do not usethe HOLD functio nwh en drivin g
off -roa d,on stee pup hillor downh ill gra di-
ents oron slip pe ry or loose surfa ces .The
HOLD functio ncanno thol dthe vehicleon
su ch surfa ces .
Ch eckli st before driv ingof f-ro ad X
En gine oille ve l:che ckthe engineoille vel
and addoilif nece ssary.
Wh endrivin gon stee pgra dients ,the engine
oi lle vel mustbe sufficie ntly high toens urea
corr ectoilsu pp lyin the vehicle.
X Whe elsand tires:che ckthe tire trea d
de pth and tirepressu re.
X Ch eck fordama geand remove anyforeign
ob jects ,e.g .sma llstone s,fro mthe wheels/
tire s.
X Re place anymissing valve cap s.
X Re place dented ordama gedwh eels.
X Rims :de nted orbent rim scan resultin a
lo ss oftire pressu reand dama gethe tire
be ad.Befo redrivin goff -roa d,che ckthe
wh eelsand replace the mifnece ssary.
Ch eckli st afte rdriv ingof f-ro ad !
If
yo ude tect dama getothe vehicleaf ter
dri vin goff -roa d,have the vehicleche cked
imm ediatel yat aqu alifi ed speci alistwo rk-
sho p.
X Dea ctivate off-roa dpro gram(Y page 132) .
X Dea ctivate DSR (Ypage 169 ). X
Clea nthe headlamps andrearlights and
che ckfor dama ge.
X Clea nthe frontand rearlicens eplate s.
X Clea nthe wheelsand tireswi th awa ter jet
and remove anyforeign objects .
X Clea nthe wheels,wh eelhou sings and the
veh icleund erside wi th awa ter jet; checkfor
any foreign objects anddama ge.
X Ch eck wheth ertwi gsorothe rpa rts ofplants
ha ve become trapped.The seincr ease the
ris kof fireand candama gefuel pipe s,bra ke
hos esorthe airbe llow sof the axlejoi nts
and propeller sha fts.
X After thetrip,exa min ewi thou tfa ilthe entire
und erca rriag e, wh eels,tire s,bra kes ,bo dy-
wo rkstru ctur e,stee ring,cha ssisand
exh aust system fordama ge.
X After drivin gin sand, mud,gra vel,wa ter or
si mil ardirty cond itions, have the followi ng
che cked andcleane d:
R bra kediscs
R wh eels
R bra kepads
R axl ejoi nts
X Ifyo ude tect strongvibratio ns after off-roa d
tra vel ,che ckfor foreign objects inthe
wh eelsand drive trainand remove themif
nece ssary.Fore ign ob jects candistu rbthe
ba lance and causevibratio ns.
Driv ingoverpo or roa dsu rfa ces place sgre ater
de ma nds onyour veh icletha ndri vin gon nor-
ma lroa ds.After drivin goff -roa d,che ckthe
veh icle. Thi sal lo ws youto detect dama ge
pro mptl yand reduce theriskof an acc ident to
yo ursel fand othe rroa dus ers .
Dri ving on san d Ob
ser vethe followi ng ruleswh en drivin gon
sa nd:
R Activ atethe off-roa dpro gram(Y page 132 ).
R Avoi dhigh eng inespee ds.
R Use theleft-ha ndstee ringwh eelpa dd le
shi fter toshi ftto alowe rge ar appro priate to
the terrain. Dr
ivi ng tips
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Engine
Disp
laymes sages Possi
blecauses/cons equences and0050 0050
Solu tions 00BD
Che ckCoolant Che
ckCoolant
Lev elSee Opera‐ Lev
elSee Opera‐
tor 'sManual tor
'sManual The
coolant levelis toolow.
! Av
oid longer journ eys when there isins ufficie ntcoo lant inthe
eng inecoo ling system. You couldot her wise damag eth eeng ine.
X Add coolant ,obse rving thewarn ingnotesbefo redoin gso
(Y page 277).
If you have toaddcoolan tfr equ ently:
X Con tacta qualifi edspec ialist workshopand have theeng inecoo l-
ing syst emcheck ed. 00AC The
fanmot orismalf unctionin g.
X At coo lant temper aturesbelow 248‡ (12 0†) ,dr ive to the near-
est qualifi edspec ialist workshop.
X Av oid heav yloads ontheeng ineasyou doso, e.g.driv ingin
moun tainous terrain and stop- and- gotraff ic. 00AC
Coo lantToo Hot Coo
lantToo Hot
Sto pVeh icleTur n Sto
pVeh icleTur n
Eng ine Off Eng
ine Off The
coolant istoohot .
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
G WAR
NING
Do notdriv ewhen yourengineisove rheated.This cancaus esom e
fluids whichmay have leakedintoth eeng inecom partmen tto cat ch
fir e.
St eam from theove rheatedeng inecan also causeser ious burns
whic hcan occurjus tby open ingthehood .
Ther eis arisk ofinjury.
X Pull overand stop theveh icle safe lyand switchoff theeng ine,
paying attent ion toroad andtraff iccon dition s.
X Sec ure theveh icle again stroll ing away (Ypage 145).
X Wait untilth eeng inehas cooleddown .
X Mak esure that theair supply totheeng ineradiat orisno t
bloc ked, e.g .by snow, slush orice .
X Do notst art theeng ineagain untilth edisplay message goes out
and thecoo lant temper atureis below 248‡ (12 0†). Other wise,
th eeng inecoul dbe damage d.
X Pay attent ion tothecoo lant temper aturedisplay.
If th etem peratur eincr eases again:
X Visit aqualifi edspec ialist workshop immediat ely.
Un der norm aloper atingcon dition sand with thespec ified coolant
leve l,th ecoo lant temper aturemay riseto248‡ (12 0†). 218
Displa
ymes sagesOn-boar dcomp uter and displa ys

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00BB
0051
The yellow ESP®
OFF warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
ESP ®
is dea ctivated. ESP®
wil lnot stabi lizethevehicl eif it starts toskid orifa
whee lstarts tospin.
G WARNING
If ESP ®
is swi tched off,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
Further drivingsystems ordrivi ngsafety systems arethus restricted.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Rea ctivate ESP®
.
In rare cases (Ypag e65) ,it may bebest todea ctivate ESP®
.
Observe theimpor tantsafety notesonESP ®
(Y pag e64).
X Adapt yourdrivi ngstyle tosui tthe road andweather conditions.
If ESP ®
cannot beactiva ted:
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Contact aqua lified speci alist worksho pand have ESP®
checked. 0074
0051
Mercede s-AMGvehiclesonly :
The yellow SPORT handlingmode warninglamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
SPORT handlingmode isactiva ted.
G WARNING
When SPORT handlingmode isswi tched on,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehi-
cle.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Only switch toSPORT handlingmode inaccorda ncewith theconditions
descri bedinthe "Activating/d eactivatingESP®
" section (Ypag e65) . 00E500BB
0051
The yellow ESP®
and ESP®
OFF warni nglamp sare litwhi lethe engine isrun-
ning.
ESP ®
,BAS, Active BrakeAssist, theHOLD function andhillstart assistare not
ava ilable due toamalfu nction.
ATTENTION ASSISTisdea ctivated.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions lis-
ted above.
The braki ngdista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanthus increas e.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi ta qua lified speci alist worksho pimmed iately. Warning
andindic atorlamps inthe instrum entcluster
237On-boardcomput erand displays Z

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00E500BB
0051
The yellow ESP®
and ESP®
OFF warning lamp sare litwhi lethe engine isrun-
ning.
ESP ®
,BAS, theHOLD function andhillstart assistare tempora rilyunava ilable .
Active BrakeAssist mayhave alsofail ed.
ATTENTION ASSISTisdea ctivated.
Self-di agnosi sis not yetcomple te
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions lis-
ted above.
The braki ngdista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanthus increas e.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Ca reful lydrive asui table distance,making slightsteering movements ata
spee dabo ve12 mph (20km/h) .
The functions mentioned aboveare available againwhen thewarni nglamp
goes out.
If the warning lamp isstill on:
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi ta qua lified speci alist worksho pimmed iately. 00240049
0051
0049 (USAonly),0024 (Canada only):the red indica torlamp forthe electric
parki ngbrake flashes orlights upand/or theyellow warni nglamp forthe elec-
tric parki ngbrake lights up.
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display. 0075
0051
The redrestrai ntsystem warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
The restrai ntsystem ismalfu nctioning.
G WARNING
The airbag sor Emergency TensioningDevices mayeither betriggere duninten-
tional lyor, inthe event ofan accide nt,may notbetriggere d.
There isan increas edrisk ofinjury .
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Contact aqua lified speci alist worksho pand have therestrai ntsystem
checked.
For further informati onabo utthe restrai ntsystem, see(Ypag e39). 238
Warning
andindic atorlamps inthe instrum entclusterOn-bo ardcomput erand displays

Engine
Wa
rning/
ind icat or
lam p 00510051
Signa lty pe
Possi blecauses/cons equences and0050 0050
Solu tions 00B9
0051
The yellow CheckEn gin ewarn inglamp lightsup while theeng ineisrun ning.
Ther emay beamalf unction,for exam ple:
R in theeng ineman agem ent
R in thefuel inject ion syst em
R in theexh aust system
R in theign ition syst em
R in thefuel system
The emis sion limit values maybeexc eeded andtheeng inemay beinemer -
gen cymod e.
X Visi ta qualifi edspec ialist workshop immediat ely.
i In
som est ate s,you must immediat elyvisita qualifi edspec ialist workshop
as soon astheyellow CheckEn gin ewarn inglamp lightsup. This isdue tothe
legal requirementsin eff ect inthese state s.Ifin doubt ,ch eck whet hersuch
legal regulati onsapply inthest ate inwhic hyou arecurren tlydriv ing. 00D4
0051
The yellow reservefuel warn inglamp lightsup while theeng ineisrun ning.
The fuel levelhas dropped intoth eres erveran ge.
X Refuel atthenear estgas statio n. 00D4
0051
The yellow reservefuel warn inglamp flashes while theveh icle isin mot ion.
In addit ion,th e00B9 CheckEn gin ewarn inglamp maylight up.
The fuel fillercap isno tclo sed correctlyorthefuel systemisleak ing.
X Chec kth at thefuel fillercap iscor rectlyclosed.
X Ifth efu el filler capisnot corr ectly closed :clo sethefuel fillercap.
X Ifth efu el filler capisclosed :visi ta qualifi edspec ialist workshop. 00AC
0051
The redcoolant warn inglamp lightsup while theeng ineisrun ningand the
coo lant temper aturegage isat thest art ofthesc ale.
The temper aturesen sor forthecoo lant temper aturegauge ismalf unctionin g.
The coolant temper atureis no longer bein gmon itored. Thereis arisk ofeng ine
damag eif th ecoo lant temper atureis toohigh .
X Pull overand stop theveh icle safe lyand switchoff theeng ine,payin gatt en-
tio nto road andtraff iccon dition s.Do notcon tinue driv ingunde rany circum -
st anc es.
X Sec ure theveh icle again stroll ing away (Ypage 145).
X Con sult aqualifi edspec ialist workshop. Wa
rning and indicat orlam psintheinst rumen tclust er
239On-boar dcomp uter and displa ys Z

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00AC
0051
The redcoola ntwar ning lamp comes onwhi lethe engine isrunning.
The coola ntleve lis too low.
If the coola ntleve lis correct, theairflowtothe engine radiator may beblocked
or the electric engineradiator fanmay bedefective .
The coola ntistoo hotand theengine isno longer being coole dsuffi ciently .
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Pul lover andstop thevehicl esafel yand switch offthe engine, paying atten-
tion toroad andtraffic conditions.
X Secure thevehicl eaga inst rolling awa y(Y pag e145).
X Leave thevehicl eand keep asafe dista ncefrom thevehicl euntil theengine
has coole ddow n.
X Che ckthe coola ntleve land add coola nt,obser vingthewarni ngnotes
(Y pag e277) .
X Ifyou have toadd coola ntfrequ ently, havetheengine coolingsystem
checked.
X Make surethattheairsup plytothe engine radiator isnot blocked ,e.g. by
snow, slush orice.
X Do not start theengine againuntil thecoola nttempera tureisbel ow 248 ‡
(120 †).Otherwi se,the engine couldbe dama ged.
X Drive tothe neares tqua lified speci alist worksho p.
X Avoid heavyloa dson the engine asyou doso, e.g. drivinginmountai nouster-
rain andstop-and-go traffic. 00AC
0051
The redcoola ntwar ning lamp comes onwhi lethe engine isrunning. Awarn-
ing tone alsosound s.
The coola nttempera turehasexceede d248 ‡(120 †).The airflowtothe
engine radiator may beblocked orthe coola ntleve lmay betoo low.
G WARNING
The engine isnot being coole dsuffi ciently andmay bedama ged.
Do not drive when yourengine isoverhe ated.Thiscancaus esome fluidswhi ch
may have leaked into theengine compartment tocatch fire.
Steam fromtheoverhe atedengine canalsocaus eserio usburns whichcan
occur justbyopeni ngthe hood.
There isarisk ofinjury .
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Pul lover andstop thevehicl esafel yand switch offthe engine, paying atten-
tion toroad andtraffic conditions.
X Secure thevehicl eaga inst rolling awa y(Y pag e145) .
X Leave thevehicl eand keep asafe dista ncefrom thevehicl euntil theengine
has coole ddow n.
X Che ckthe coola ntleve land add coola nt,obser vingthewarni ngnotes
(Y pag e277).
X Ifyou have toadd coola ntfrequ ently, havetheengine coolingsystem
checked. 240
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andindic atorlamps inthe instrum entclusterOn-bo ardcomput erand displays

X
Make surethatthewindshield wipersare
switched off.
X Pull release lever0043onthe hood.
The hood isreleased. X
Reach intothegap between thehood and
the radiator trimandpress hoodcatch
lever 0044tothe left.
X Raise thehood. X
Pull support strut0085out ofbracket 0083.
X Lift upsupport strut0085and insert itinto yel-
low retaining clip0087. Closi
ngthe hood X
Raise thehood slightly and,atthe same
time, remove support strut0085from yellow
retaining clip0087.
X Swing support strut0085down andpress it
into bracket 0083until itengages.
X Lower thehood andletitfall from aheight
of approximately 8in (20 cm).
X Check thatthehood hasengaged properly.
If the hood canberaised slightly, itis not
properly engaged. Donot press thehood
closed. Openthehood again andclose it
with alittle more force. Engine
oil
General notes Depending
onyour driving style,thevehicle
consumes upto0.9 USqt(0.8 liters) ofoil per
600 miles (1,000 km).Theoilconsumption
may behigher thanthiswhen thevehicle is
new orifyou frequently driveathigh engine
speeds.
Depending onthe engine, theoildipstick may
be inadifferent location.
When checkingthe oillevel:
R park thevehicle onalevel surface
R the engine shouldbeswitched offfor
approximately fiveminutes ifthe engine is
at normal operating temperature
R ifthe engine isnot atnormal operating tem-
perature, e.g.ifthe engine wasonly started
briefly, waitabout 30minutes beforecarry-
ing out themeasurement
Checking theoillevel using theoildip-
stick G
WARNING
Certain componen tsinthe engine compart-
ment, suchasthe engine, radiator andparts
of the exhaust system,canbecome very
hot. Working inthe engine compartmen t
poses arisk ofinjury.
Where possible, letthe engine cooldown
and touch onlythecomponen tsdescribed in
the following. Engi
necompar tment
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or
sparks arecreated, thehydrogen gascan
ignite. Thereisarisk ofan explosion.
R Make surethatthepositive terminalof a
conn ected battery doesnotcome into
cont actwith vehicle parts.
R Never placemetal object sor tools ona
battery.
R Itis important thatyouobserve the
described orderofthe battery terminals
when connectin gand disconn ectingabat-
tery.
R When jump-st arting,makesurethatthe
battery poleswithidentical polarityare
conn ected.
R Itis particularly importanttoobserve the
described orderwhen connectin gand dis-
conn ectin gthe jumper cables.
R Never connectordisconn ectthe battery
termin alswhile theengine isrunnin g. G
WARNING
Batt eryacid iscaustic. Thereisarisk of
injury.
Avoid contactwith skin, eyesorclothin g.Do
not inhale anybattery gases.Donot lean
over thebattery. Keepchildren awayfrom
batteries. Washawaybattery acidimmedi-
ately withplenty ofclean water andseek
medical attention. H
Environmental
note Batt
eries containpollutants.
It is illegal todispose of
them withthehousehold
rubbish. Theymust becol-
lected separately anddis-
posed ofinan environ men-
tally responsible recycling
system. Dispose
ofbatteries inan
environ mentallyresponsible
manner. Takedischarged
batteries toaquali fiedspe-
cialist workshop ortoacol- lection
pointforused bat-
teries.
! Have
thebattery regularly checkedata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
Comply withtheservice intervalsinthe
Maintenan ceBooklet ,or cont actaquali fied
specialist workshop formore informat ion.
! You
should haveallwork involving thebat-
tery carried outataquali fiedspecialist
workshop. Inthe except ionalcasethatitis
necessary foryou todisconn ectthe battery
yourself, makesurethat:
R switch offthe engine andremove the
Smart Key.Onvehicles withKEYLE SS-GO,
make surethattheignition isswitched
off. Check thatallthe indicator lampsin
the instr ument cluster areoff. Otherwise,
electron iccomponen ts,such asthe alter-
nator, maybedamaged.
R you first remove thenegative terminal
clamp andthen thepositive terminal
clamp. Neverswapthetermin alclamps.
Otherwise, thevehicle's electronicsystem
may bedamaged.
R in vehicles withautomatic transmission,
the transm issionislocked inposition 005D
after thebattery isdisconn ected.The
vehicle issecured againstrollingaway.
You canthen nolonger movethevehicle.
The battery andthecover ofthe positive ter-
minal clamp mustbeinstalled securelydur-
ing operation.
Comply withsafety precautions andtake pro-
tect ivemeasures whenhandling batteries. Risk
ofexplosion. Fire,
open flames andsmokin gare
prohibited whenhandling thebat-
tery. Avoid creatin gsparks. Batt
eryacid iscaustic. Avoidcon-
tact with skin, eyesorclothin g.
Wear suitable protectiveclothin g,
especially gloves,apronandface-
guard.
Rinse anyacid spills immediately
with clear water. Contact aphysi-
cian ifnecessary. 294
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tery (vehicl e)Breakdown assistance