tow MERCEDES-BENZ GLA 2020 User Guide

Activa
tingthespecialsea tbe ltretra ctor:
X Pu llthe seatbe ltou tfu lly and letthe inertia
ree lretra ctitag ain.
Whi lethe seatbe ltis retra cting ,yo usho uld
hea ra ra tche ting sound. The specialsea t
be ltretra ctorisena bled .
X Pu sh the childres trai ntsystem down sotha t
the seatbe ltis tig ht and does not loose n.
Re movi ngthe childres trai ntsystem anddeac-
tiva ting thespecialsea tbe ltretra ctor:
X Ma kesure youob ser vethe childres trai nt
sy stem manuf actu rer'sins tallatio nins truc -
tio ns.
X Pre ssthe release button ofthe seatbe lt
bu ckle andguide the seatbe lttongu eba ck
tow ards the beltsa sh guide.
The specialsea tbe ltretra ctorisde acti va-
ted . Chi
ldres train tsys tem
The useof sea tbe lts and childres trai ntsys-
tems isreq uired bylaw in:
R all50 states
R the U.S. territories
R the District ofCo lumbi a
R allCa nad ian pro vince s
If yo uins talla rea rwa rd-facing childres trai nt
sy stem onthe cente rrea rsea t,the rearsea t
ar mre stmu stbe foldedba ck asfar asitwi ll
go.
Yo ucan obtainfu rthe rinfo rma tionab ou tthe
corr ectchildres trai ntsystem fromanyauthor -
ize dMer cedes-B enzCenter. G
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If the childres trai ntsystem isins talled
inco rrectly onasu ita ble sea t,itcanno tpro -
tect asinte nded.The childcanno tthen be
res trai ned inthe eventofan acci dent, hea vy
bra king orsudd en cha nge sof directi on.
The reisan incr eased riskof inju ry,po ssi bly
eve nfata l.
Ma kesure tha tyo uob ser vethe child
res trai ntsystem manuf actu rer'sins tallatio n
ins truc tions and thenotes onuse. Plea se
ensu re,thatthe base ofthe childres trai nt
sy stem isalwa ysres ting comp letel yon the sea
tcus hion. Nev erplace objects, e.g.cus h-
io ns, und eror behind the childres trai ntsys-
tem. Onlyus echi ldres trai ntsystem swi th
the original cove rde signe dfor them .Onl y
rep lace dama gedcove rswith gen uine cov-
ers . G
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If the childres trai ntsystem isins talled
inco rrectly orisnot secured ,it can come
lo ose inthe eventofan acci dent, hea vy
bra king orasu dd en cha nge indirecti on.The
chi ldres trai ntsystem couldbe thro wn
ab ou t,stri king vehicleoccu pants. Thereis
an incr eased riskof inju ry,po ssi blyeve n
fata l.
Alw aysins tallchi ldres trai ntsystem spro p-
erl y,eve nif they arenot being used .Ma ke
su re tha tyo uob ser vethe childres trai ntsys-
tem manuf actu rer'sins tallatio nins truc tions.
Yo uwi llfind furthe rinfo rma tionon stow ing
ob jects, lugga georload sund er"Loa ding
gu ideline s"(Y page 251 ). G
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Ch ild res trai ntsystem sor thei rsec uring sys-
tems which have been dama ged orsubje c-
ted toaload inan acci dent can nolonge r
pro tect asinte nded.The childcanno tthen
be res trai ned inthe eventofan acci dent,
hea vybra king orsudd en cha nge sof direc-
tio n.The reisan incr eased riskof inju ry,
po ssi blyeve nfata l.
Re place childres trai ntsystem swh ich have
be en dama ged orsubje cted toaload inan
acci dent as soo nas possi ble. Hav ethe
sec uring system son the childres trai ntsys-
tem checked ataqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rk-
sho p,before youins talla chi ldres trai ntsys-
tem again.
The securing system sof chi ldres trai ntsys-
tems are:
R the seatbe ltsy stem
R the LATC H-typ e(ISO FIX) securing ring s
R the Top Tether anch orages Ch
ildren inthe vehic le
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cle
.The engineoutpu tis also mod ified tokeep
the vehi cleonthe desiredcou rse within physi-
cal limits. ESP®
ass ists thedriver whe npu lling
aw ay on wetor slippe ryroa ds. ESP ®
can also
stab ilize the vehi cleduring braking.
ETS/ 4ETS (Electro nicTractio nSys tem) i
Obs
erve the"Important safety notes" sec-
tion (Ypage 60).
ETS tracti oncontrol ispa rtof ESP ®
.On vehi -
cle swi th 4MATIC ,4ETS ispa rtof ESP ®
.
Tra ction control brakes thedrive whe elsindi -
vid ually if they spin.Thi sena bles youto pull
aw ay and acce lerate onslippe rysurface s,for
exa mpl eif the roadsu rface isslippe ryon one
sid e.In addition, more drive torqu eis transf er-
red tothe whe elor whe elswi th tracti on.
Tra ction control remainsacti ve,evenif yo u
dea ctiva teESP ®
.
Off-ro ad4ETS (Electro nicTractio nSys -
tem) A
4ETS system specificallysu ited tooff-ro ad
terra inisacti vate dau toma tically once theoff-
roa dpro gramisacti vate d(Y page 170 ).
Impo rtant safetynotes i
Obs
erve the"Important safety notes" sec-
tion (Ypage 60). G
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NG
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
is una ble to
stab ilize the vehi cle.Addi tiona lly, furth er
dri ving safety systems aredeactiva ted.This
incre asesthe riskof skid ding and anacci -
dent.
Drive oncare fully.Have ESP®
checke dat a
qu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksho p.
Vehi cles without 4MATIC:whe ntowi ngyour
vehi clewith the front axlerai sed ,it is imp or-
tant thatyouobs erve thenotes onESP ®
(Y page 300 ).
If the 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp lights up
continu ously ,ESP ®
is dea ctiva ted.
If the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp and the00BB
wa rning lamp are lit continu ously ,ESP ®
is not
ava ilab ledu eto amal functi on. Obs
erve theinforma tion onwarning lamps
(Y page 236) anddispl aymess ages whi ch
may besho wninthe instru ment cluster
(Y page 205).
Only usewhe elswi th the recom mendedtire
size s.Only thenwillESP ®
functi onpro perly.
Charac teristicsof ESP® Gen
eral informatio n
If the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp goesou t
bef ore beginning thejour ney,ESP ®
is au to-
mati callyacti ve.
If ESP ®
interv enes,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning
la mp flashe sin the instru ment cluster.
If ESP ®
interv enes:
X Do not deactiva teESP ®
und erany circu m-
stance s.
X Only depress theacce lerato rped alas far as
neces sarywhe npu lling away.
X Ada ptyour driving styleto suitthe prevailing
roa dand weathe rcondi tions.
EC Ostart/s topfunc tion
The ECO start/stop functionswi tches the
engi neoff automa tically whe nthe vehi cle
stop smovi ng.The enginestar tsautoma tically
whe nthe driver wants topullaw ay again.
ESP ®
rema insinits pre viouslysel ected status.
Exa mple :if ESP ®
wa sdea ctiva tedbefore the
engi newasswi tched off,ESP ®
rema insdea cti-
vate dwhe nthe engi neisswi tched onagain.
De acti vatin g/acti vatin gES P®
(e xc ept
Merc edes‑AMG vehicle s) Impo
rtant safetynotes
i Obs
erve the"Important safety notes" sec-
tion (Ypage 60).
You canselect betw eenthefollow ing state sof
ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
is acti vate d.
R ESP ®
is dea ctiva ted. G
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NG
If yo udea ctiva teESP ®
,ESP ®
no long ersta-
bi lizes thevehi cle.The reisan incre asedris k
of skid ding and anacci dent. 64
Dri
vin gsafe tysys temsSafe ty

X
To unl ock: pre ssbutton 0043.
X To lock :pre ssbutton 0044.
If allthe doors and thetailgate are closed ,
the vehiclelocks.
Mea nwhile, the fuelfil lerfla pwi llnot be
lo cked orunl ocke d.
Yo ucanno tunl ock thevehiclecentra lly from
the inside if the vehicleha sbe en locked with
the Sma rtKey orKEYL ESS-GO .
Yo ucan open ado or from inside the vehicle
eve nif it ha sbe en locked .Yo ucan open the
rea rdo ors from inside the vehicleunl ess they
are secu redbythe child-pro oflock
(Y page 59).
If the vehicleha spre viouslybe en locked with
the Sma rtKey fromtheoutsid e,op eni ng ado or
from theinside wi lltrig ger the anti-thef tal arm
sy stem .Swi tch offthe alarm (Ypage 68).
If alocked door isop ene dfrom theinside, the
pre vious unl ock status ofthe vehiclewi llbe
take ninto consi derati onif:
R the vehiclewa slo cked using the locking
bu tton forthe centra llo cking ,or
R ifthe vehiclewa slo cked automa tically
The vehiclewi llbe fullyunl ocke difit ha dpre -
vio uslybe en fullyunl ocke d.Ifonl ythe driver' s
do or hadbe en pre viouslyunl ocke d,onl ythe
do or wh ich hasbe en opene dfrom theinside is
unl ocke d. Au
tomati clo ck ingfea ture X
To deac tivate: pressand holdbu tton 0043for
ap pro xima telyfiv eseco ndsuntila tone
sou nds.
X To acti vate :pre ssand holdbu tton 0044for
ap pro xima telyfiv eseco ndsuntila tone
sou nds.
If yo upre ssone ofthe two buttons anddonot
hea ra tone, thereleva ntsetti nghasal rea dy
be en selecte d.
The vehicleis locked automa tically wh en the
ig niti onissw itch edon and thewheelsare
turni ng.
Yo ucou ldther eforelock yoursel fou tif:
R the vehicleis be ing pushe d
R the vehicleis be ing tow ed
R the vehicleis on arol lerdy nam ome ter
Yo ucan also switch theautoma ticlocking
func tionon and offusing the on-b oard com-
pu ter (Ypage 199 ). Un
lock ingthe drive r'sdoo r(me chan-
ic al key )
If the vehiclecan nolonger belocked or
unl ocke dwi th the Sma rtKey orKEYL ESS-GO ,
us ethe mech anical key.
If yo uus ethe mech anical key tounl ock and
op en the driver' sdo or, the anti-thef tal arm
sy stem willbe trig gered.Swi tch offthe alarm
(Y page 68).
X Take the mech anical key outof the Sma rt-
Key (Ypage 71).
X Inse rtthe mech anical key into thelock of
the driver' sdo or as far asitwi llgo. 76
Do
orsOpe ning and clos ing

Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
engine isnot run-
ning smoothly andis
misfiring. There
isamalfunction inthe engine electron icsorinamechanical
componen tof the engine management system.
X Only depress theaccelerator pedalslightly.
Otherwise, non-combusted fuelmay getinto thecatalytic con-
verter anddamage it.
X Have thecause rectified immediately ataqual ified specialist
workshop. The
coolant tempera-
ture gauge shows a
value above 248‡
(120 †).The warning
lamp mayalsobeon
and awarning tonemay
sound. The
coolant levelistoo low. Thecoolant istoo hotand theengine is
no longer beingcooled sufficiently.
X Stop assoon aspossible andallow theengine andthecoolant to
cool down.
X Check thecoolant level(Ypage 277). Observe thewarning notes
as you dosoand add coolant ifnecessary. Notes
ontowing vehicles
The vehicle isnot suitable forattaching tow
bar systems, suchasthose usedforflat tow-
ing ordinghy towing.
Att aching orusing towbarsystems mayresult
in damage tothe vehicle.
When towing avehicle withtowbarsystems,
safe driving characterist icscannot beguaran-
teed forthe towing vehicle orthe towed vehi-
cle.
The vehicle/trailer combinationmayswerve.
Observe thepermissible towingmethods
(Y page 301)andthenotes ontowing with
both axles onthe ground (Ypage 301). DYNAMIC
SELECTbutt on(all vehi-
cles except Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
Use theDYNAMIC SELECTbutton tochange
the drive program. Depending onthe drive pro-
gram selected thefollowing vehiclecharacter-
istics willchange:
R the drive (engine andtransmission manage-
ment)
R the sound ofthe exhaust system(vehicles
with sports exhaust system)
R the steering
R the availa bilityofthe ECO start/ stopfunc-
tion
R the climate control Each
timeyoustart theengine withtheSmart-
Key orthe Start /Stopbutton, driveprogram C
is activated. Forfurther information about
startin gthe engine, see(Ypage 126). X
Press DYNAMIC SELECTbutton 0043asmany
times asnecessary untilthedesired drive
program isselected.
The selected driveprogram appearsinthe
multifunct iondisplay .Aft erfive seconds, the
display goesoutand thestatus symbol of
the selected driveprogram appears.
In addition, thecurrent driveprogram set-
tings aredisplay edbriefly inthe multimedia
system display.
i In
afew countr ies,theECO start/ stop
funct ionisdeactivated atthe factory dueto
the availa blefuel grade. Inthis case, the
ECO start/ stopfunct ionisnot availa blein
any drive program, regardless ofthe display
in the multimedia systemdisplay. 132
DY
NAMIC SELECTbutt on(all vehicl esexce ptMercedes-AMG vehicles)Driving andparking

Aut
oma tic trans mission Imp
ortant safety notes G
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If th een gin espee dis abov eth eidlin gspee d
and youengage trans mis sion position 003A
or 0046, theveh icleco uld pull away sud-
den ly.The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
When engagin gtrans mis sion position 003A
or 0046, always firmly depr essthebrak e
pedal anddonotsim ultane ously acceler ate. G
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The auto matictrans mis sion switches toneu-
tr al pos ition Nwhen youswitchoff the
en gin e.The vehiclemay rollaway. Thereisa
ris kof an acc iden t.
Af terswit ching offtheen gin e,always switch
to park ingposition P.Pre ven tth epark ed
veh iclefrom rollingaway byapplyin gth e
park ingbrak e. DIRECT
SELECT lever
Over view oftrans mission positions 005D
Park position withpark inglock
005E Reve rsegear
005C Neut ral
005B Drive
All veh icles (excep tMer cede s-AMG vehi-
cles): theDI RECT SELECT leverison therig ht
of thest eer ing column .
Fo rinf orm ation on thesele ctor lev erin
Mer cedes- AMGveh icles (Y page 136). The
DIRECT SELECT leveralways return sto its
ori gin alpos ition .The curren ttr ans mis sion
pos ition 005D, 005E,005Cor005B issho wninthe
tr ans mis sion position disp layinthemult ifunc-
ti on disp lay(Ypage 134).
Tr ans mission position and drive pro-
gr am displa y The
curren ttr ans mis sion position and drive
pro gram appear inthemult ifunction disp lay. 0043
Tran smission pos ition disp lay
0044 Gear
0087 Drive program display
The arrows inthetrans mis sion position disp lay
sho whow andintowhic htrans mis sion posi-
ti on syou can shiftusin gth eDI RECT SELECT
lev er.
If th etrans mis sion position disp layinthemul-
ti fun ction disp layisno twor king ,you should
pull away careful lyto checkwhet herthe
desi redtrans mis sion position isen gage d.Ide -
ally, youshould sele cttrans mis sion position
005B and drive pro gram Eor S.
Enga gingpark pos ition P !
If
th een gin espee dis toohigh ortheveh i-
cle isco ast ing,do notshif tth eauto matic
tr ans mis sion directly from 005Bto005E, from
005E to005B ordirectly to 005D. Other wise ,th e
auto matictrans mis sion may bedamag ed.
X Push theDI RECT SELECT leverswit chinthe
dir ection ofarr ow 005D.
Tran smission pos ition disp lay005D issho wn
in themult ifunction disp lay.
When youhaveen gage dpark position 005D,
mak esur eth at thetrans mis sion position dis-
play shows005D inthemult ifunction disp lay.
You canengage parkposition 005Donlywhen
th eveh icleis stati onary; donotswit chdirectly
to park position 005Dathigh engin espee d. 134
Aut
omatic trans mis sionDr ivi ng andparki ng

Dep
ressing the brakeand pushi ng the DIRECT
SELEC Tlever upordown disen gage sthe park-
ing lock. The transmi ssion isin neu tral005C.
At transmi ssion fluidtemp eratures below 00F84 ‡
(00F8 20 †),yo ucan onlyshi ftou tof park positio n
005D into anothertra nsmi ssion positio nwh en
the engineisrunning .
In ord erto shi ftfro mpark positio n005D directl y
into 005Eor005B:
R de pre ssthe brakepedaland
R pu sh the DIRECT SELEC Tlever upordown
pa st the first po int ofres istance
En gag ingpark position Pauto mati-
ca lly Pa
rk positio n005D isau toma tically eng aged if:
R yousw itch offthe engineusing the Sma rt-
Key and remove theSma rtKey
R yousw itch offthe engineusing the Sma rt-
Key orusing the Star t/Stop button and
op en the driver 'sdo or orfro nt-pa ssenge r
do or
R youop en the driver 'sdo or wh en the vehicle
is sta tionar yor wh en drivin gat aver ylo w
sp ee dand thetransmi ssion isin po sitio n005B
or 005E
In certa insitua tions, the automa tictransmi s-
si on shifts automa tically to tra nsmi ssion posi-
tio n005D ifthe HOLD functio nor Activ eDis -
tance AssistDISTR ONICis acti vated .Ob ser ve
the informa tionon the HOLD functio n
(Y page 166 )and onActiv eDis tance Assist
DISTR ONIC(Y page 162 ).
En gag ingrev ersege ar R !
Onl
ymov ethe automa tictransmi ssion to
005E when the vehicleis sta tionar y.
X Dep ressthe brakeand keepit pre sse d.
X Pu sh the DIRECT SELEC Tlever uppast the
fir st po int ofres istance .
The ECO start/sto pfu nctio nis not availabl e
wh en rev ers ege ar iseng aged .Fur therinfo r-
ma tionon the ECO start/sto pfu nctio n
(Y page 129 ). Shi
ftin gto neutral N G
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If chi ldren areleft uns uperv ised inthe vehi-
cle ,the ycou ld:
R op era tethe vehicle's equipme nt
Add itiona lly, chi ldren couldset the vehiclein
moti onif,for exa mpl e,the y:
R rel ease the parkin gbra ke
R shi ftthe automa tictransmi ssion outof
pa rk positio n005D
R sta rtthe engine
The reisaris kof an acc ident and injury.
Nev erleav echi ldren orani ma lsuna ttend ed
in the vehicle.
Wh enleav ing the vehicle, alwa ystake the
Sma rtKeywi th youand lock the vehicle. Thi s
al so appliesfor the DigitalVeh icleKey ifthe
"Di gital Veh icleKey "fu nctio nis acti vated via
Me rced esme conne ct.
X Ifthe transmi ssion isin po sitio n005B or005E:
pu sh the DIRECT SELEC Tlever upordown
to the first po int ofres istance .
X Ifthe transmi ssion isin po sitio n005D:
de pre ssthe brakepedaland push the
DIR ECT SELEC Tlever upordown tothe first
po int ofres istance .
If yo usw itch theengineoffwith the transmi s-
si on inpo sitio n005E or005B, theautoma tictrans-
mis sion shifts to005C automa tically.
With theSmartK ey:if yo uthe nop en the driv-
er' sdo or orthe front-pa ssenge rdo or or
rem ove theSma rtKeyfro mthe igniti on, the
au toma tictransmi ssion shifts to005D automa ti-
cal ly.
With theStart/ Stopbutto n:ifyo uthe nop en
the driver 'sdo or orthe front-pa ssenge rdo or,
the automa tictransmi ssion shifts to005D auto-
ma tica lly.
If yo uwa ntthe automa tictransmi ssion to
rem ain in neu tral005C, e.g.wh en havin gthe
veh iclecle ane din an automa ticcar wash with
a tow ingsystem :
X Veh
icle swi th the Start-S topbutto n:
rem ove theStar t-Stop button fromthe igni-
tio nlock.
X Inse rtthe Sma rtKeyinto theigniti onlock. Au
tomati ctrans mission
135Dr ivi ng andparki ng Z

Trans
mission pos ition s 0045 Park
position
Thi spre vents thevehiclefro mrol l-
ing away when stop ped.
Onl yshi ftthe transmi ssion toposi-
tio n005D when the vehicleis sta tion-
ar y. The parkin glock sho uld not be
us ed asabra kewhen parkin g.
Alw aysap plythe electro nicparkin g
bra keinad ditio nto the parkin glock
in ord erto sec urethe vehicle.
In the eventofama lfunctio nof the
veh icle's electro nics,the transmi s-
si on maylo ck inpo sitio n005D. Have
the vehicleelectro nicschecked
imm ediatel yat aqu alifi ed speci alist
wo rksh op.
Pa rk positio n005D isau toma tically
eng aged if:
R yousw itch offthe engineusing
the Sma rtKeyand remove the
Sma rtKey
R yousw itch offthe engineusing
the Sma rtKeyor using the Star t/
Stop button andopen the driver 's
do or orfro nt-pa ssenge rdo or
R youop en the driver 'sdo or wh en
the vehicleis sta tionar yor wh en
dri vin gat aver ylo w sp ee dand
the transmi ssion isin po sitio n005B
or 005E 0046 Rev
ersege ar
Onl yshi ftthe transmi ssion into
po sitio n005E when the vehicleis sta -
tio nar y. 0044 Neu
tral
Do not shiftthe transmi ssion to005C
wh ile dri vin g.The automa tictrans-
mis sion cou ldothe rwise be dam-
ag ed .
No powe ris tra nsmi ttedfromthe
eng inetothe drive wheels.
Re leas ing the brakes willal lo w yo u
to mov ethe vehiclefre ely, e.g .to
pu sh itor tow it.
If ESP ®
is de acti vated orfaulty: shift
the transmi ssion topositio n005C if
the vehicleis in da nge rof ski dding ,
e.g .on icy roads.
If yo usw itch theengineoffwith the
tra nsmi ssion inpo sitio n005E or005B,
the automa tictransmi ssion shifts to
005C automa tically.
! Co
asting inneu tral005C may
cau sedama getothe drive train. 003A Dri
ve
The automa tictransmi ssion
cha nge sge ar automa tically. All
for wa rdgearsar eav ailabl e. Dri
ving tips
Ch ang ingge ar The
automa tictransmi ssion shifts thro ughthe
ind ividu alge arsau toma tically wh en itis in
tra nsmi ssion positio n005B. Thisau toma ticgear
shi fting behavio ris de term inedby :
R the selecte ddri ve pro gram
R the positio nof the accelera tor pedal
R the roadsp ee d
Ac celerator pedalpos ition Yo
ur sty leof dri vin ginfl uences howtheauto-
ma tic transmi ssion shifts gear:
R little thro ttle:ea rly upshi fts
R mor ethro ttle:la te upshi fts Au
tomati ctrans mission
137Dr ivi ng andparki ng Z

To
ensure thatthevehicle issecured against
rolling awayunintention ally:
R the electric parking brakemustbeapplied.
R the trans mission mustbeinposition 005Dand
the trans mission position displaymustshow
005D inthe multifunct iondisplay .
R the Smart Keymust beremoved fromthe
ignition lock.
R on uphill ordownhill gradients, thefront
wheels mustbeturned towards thecurb. Switching
offthe engine
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
The automatic transmission switches toneu-
tral position Nwhen youswitch offthe
engine. Thevehicle mayrollaway .There isa
risk ofan accident .
Aft erswitching offthe engine, alwaysswitch
to parking position P.Prevent theparked
vehicle fromrolling awaybyapplyi ngthe
parking brake.
Automa tictransmission X
Apply theelectric parking brake.
X All
vehicles (exceptMercedes-AMG vehi-
cles): shiftthetrans mission toposition 005D. X
Mercedes-AMG vehicles:pressbutton 0043. X
With theSmar tKey:turn theSmart Keyto
position 005Ainthe ignition lockandremove
it.
The immobilizer isactivated.
X With theStar t/Stop button:press the
Start /Stopbutton (Ypage 125).
The engine stopsandallthe indicator lamps
in the instr ument cluster goout.
If the driver's doorisclosed, thisisthe
same askey position 0047.Ifthe driver's door
is open, thisisthe same askey position 005A,
i.e. the Smart Keyhaving beenremoved.
If you switch theengine offwith thetrans mis-
sion inposition 005Eor005B, theautomatic trans-
mission shiftsto005C automatically.
With theSmar tKey: ifyou then open thedriv-
er's door orthe front -passenger dooror
remove theSmart Keyfrom theignition, the
automatic transmission shiftsto005D automati-
cally.
With theStar t/Stop button:ifyou then open
the driver's doororthe front -passenger door,
the automatic transmission shiftsto005D auto-
matically.
If you want theautomatic transmission to
remain inneutral 005C,e.g. when having the
vehicle cleaned inan automatic carwash with
a towing system:
X Vehicles
withtheStar t-Stopbutt on:
remove theStart -Stop button fromtheigni-
tion lock.
X Insert theSmart Keyinto theignition lock.
X All vehicles: switchtheignition on.
X Depress thebrake pedalandkeep it
depressed.
X Eng age neutral 005C.
X Release thebrake pedal.
X Release theelectric parking brake.
X Switch offthe ignition andleave theSmart -
Key inthe ignition lock. Elec
tric par king brake
General notes G
WARNIN
G
If children areleft unsupervised inthe vehi-
cle, they could:
R operate thevehicle's equipment 146
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kingDriving 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

X
Accel eratethe vehicleto the desired speed.
X Bri eflypre ssthe cruise contro lle ver up0043
or down 0044.
X Re move your foo tfrom theacce lera tor
pe dal.
Cr uise contro lis acti vated .The vehicleau to-
ma tica lly ma inta insthe stor edspe ed.
i Cr
uise contro lma ybe una ble to ma inta in
the stor edspe edon uphillgra dients. The
stor edspe edisres um edwhen the gradient
eve nsout.Cr uise contro lma inta insthe
stor edspe edon downh ill gra dients byauto-
ma tica lly ap plying the brakes.
Sto ringthe curren tspe edorcal ling up
the laststo red speed G
WA
RNING
If yo ucal lup the stor edspe edand itdiffer s
from thecurrent speed,the vehicleacce ler-
ate sor decel era tes. Ifyo udo not know the
stor edspe ed,the vehiclecou ldacce lera te
or bra keune xpected ly.The reisaris kof an
acci dent.
Pa yatte ntionto the roadand trafficcond i-
tio ns before calling up the stor edspe ed.If
yo udo not know thestor edspe ed,stor ethe
de sired speedagain.
X Bri eflypu llthe cruise contro lle ver towards
yo u0085.
X Re move your foo tfrom theacce lera tor
pe dal.
The first time cruise contro lis acti vated ,it
stor esthe current speedorreg ulate sthe
spe edofthe vehicleto the previouslystor ed
spe ed.
Se ttin gaspe ed Kee
pin mind thatit ma ytake abri efmome nt
unti lthe vehicleha sacce lera ted orbra ked to
the speedset.
X To
adjust thesetspe edin5mph incre -
men ts(10km/h incre men ts):bri efly
pre ssthe cruise contro lle ver up0043 past the
pre ssu repoint for ahighe rspe ed,or
do wn 0044for alowe rspe ed.
X To
adjust thesetspe edin1mph incre -
men ts(1 km/h incre men ts):bri eflypre ss
the cruise contro lle ver up0043 tothe pres- su
re point for ahighe rspe ed,or down 0044
for alowe rspe ed.
i Cr
uise contro lis not deacti vated ifyo u
de pre ssthe acce lera tor pedal.For exampl e,
if yo uacce lera te bri eflyto ove rtake ,cru ise
contro lad jus tsthe vehicle's spe edtothe
la st spe edstor edafte ryo uha ve fini she d
ove rtaki ng.
De acti vati ngcrui secontro l The
rearesev eralwa ystodeacti vate cru ise
contro l:
X Bri eflypre ssthe cruise contro lle ver for-
wa rds 0087.
or X Bra ke.
Cr uise contro lis au toma tically de acti vated if:
R the vehicleis sec ured with the electri cpa rk-
ing brake
R youar edri ving atless tha n20 mph
(30 km/h )
R ESP ®
inte rvenes oryoude acti vate ESP ®
R youshi ftthe trans mission topositio n005C
wh ile dri ving
If cru ise contro lis de acti vated ,yo uwi llhea ra
wa rning tone. Youwi llsee theCruise Con‐ Cru
ise Con‐
tro lOff tro
lOff message inthe multifu nctio ndis-
pl ay for appro xima telyfiv esec ond s.
i Whe
nyo usw itch offthe engine,the last
spe edstor ediscle ared . Ac
tiv eDi stan ceAssist DISTRO NIC
Ge neral notes Active
Distance AssistDISTR ONICreg ulate s
the speedand automa tically hel psyouma in-
tai nthe dista nce from thevehiclede tecte din
front. Vehicles arede tecte dwi th the aid of the
ra da rsens orsystem .Active Distance Assist
DISTR ONICbra kes automa tically to avoid
exce eding the setspeedortoma inta inthe
de signa ted dista nce from thevehiclein front.
If Active Distance AssistDISTR ONICde tects
tha tther eis aris kof acol lisi on with the vehi-
cle infront, youwi llbe warned visually and
au dibly. Active Distance AssistDISTR ONIC
canno tpre vent acol lisi on withou tyo ur inte r-
venti on.Aninte rmittent warning tonewillthen 15
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ving sys temsDrivi ng andparki ng