MERCEDES-BENZ GLA 2020 Owner's Manual
Manufacturer: MERCEDES-BENZ, Model Year: 2020, Model line: GLA, Model: MERCEDES-BENZ GLA 2020Pages: 346, PDF Size: 17.58 MB
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Special
seatbeltretractor .................. 54
Specialist workshop ............................2 7
Speed, controlling
see Cruise control
Speedometer
Activating/deact ivatingtheaddi-
tional speedometer ........................ 199
Digital ...... ...................................... 193
In the Instrument cluster................. 32
Segment s... ................................... 188
Selectin gthe display unit............... 198
SPORT handling mode
Deactivat ing/activating
(Mercedes-AMG vehicles)................6 5
Warning lamp................................. 237
Stand inglamp s
Display message ............................2 16
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 103
Start-off assist
Activating .......................................166
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 166
Start/Stop button
Rem oving .......................................126
Starting theengine ........................127
Start/stop function
see ECO start/stop function
Starting (engi ne) ....... .........................126
Gene ralnotes ................................ 127
STEE RCONTROL .................................. 67
Stee ring
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 229
Stee ring assistant STEERCON-
TROL
see STEER CONTROL
Stee ring wheel
Adjusting (manual ly)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 97
Butto nove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 33
Butto ns(on-boa rdcomp uter)......... 189
Cl ea ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 285
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 97
Pa dd leshi fters <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 140
Ste ering wheelpaddle shifters ........ 140
Sto pwa tch(RACETIME R)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 202
Sto wag eco mpartmen ts
Armre st(fro nt)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 252
Armre st(under )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 253
Ce nter conso le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 252Ce
nter conso le(re ar) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 253
Cu phol ders <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 258
Eye glas ses comp artment............... 252
Gl ove box <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 252
Imp orta ntsafety informa tion ......... 251
Ma ppoc kets <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 253
Stow agenet <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 253
Sto wag ene t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 253
Summe rope ning
see Conveni ence opening feature
Summe rtire s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 307
Sun visor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 259
Sus pen sion settin g
AMG adaptive sportsu spe nsio n
sy stem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 168
Sw itchin gair-re circul ationmode
on /o ff<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 122
Sw itchin gon medi amode
Via the device list <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 249 T
Tach ometer<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 188
Tail lamps
see Lights
Tail gate
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 228
Emerg encyunlocki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 82
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 77
Lim iting the opening angle............... 82
Obs tructi ondetectio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 78
Ope ning dimens ions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 341
Ope ning/ closing (fromoutsid e)....... 78
Ope ning/ closing automa tically
from inside<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 81
Ope ning/ closing automa tically
from outsid e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 79
Tank
see Fueltank
Tank conte nt
Fue lga ug e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 32
Tec hnical data
Ca paciti es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 335
Infor mation<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 333
Ti res /wh eels<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 330
Veh icleda ta <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 341 In
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Tel
eph one
Accep tingacal l(mu ltifu nctio n
stee ring wheel)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ .......196
Auth orizing amob ile ph one (con-
necti ng)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[247
Auth orizing amob ile ph one via
the devic ema nag er(co nnecti ng)...248
Co nnecti ngamob ile ph one
(d evi ce ma nag er)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ ....248
Co nnecti ngamob ile ph one (gen-
era linfo rma tion)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ .....247
Dis play mes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ .....229
Introd uction<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ ............195
Menu (on-bo ardcomp uter)............ 195
Nu mbe rfrom thephone book ........ 196
Re dialing <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[196
Re jecti ng/e nding acal l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 196
see also Dig italOpe rator' sMa n-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[....243
Tempe rature
Co olant <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[189
Co olant (on-bo ardcomp uter,
Mer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ............... 201
Engi neoil(o n-bo ardcomp uter,
Mer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ............... 201
Ou tside temp erature<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 188
Setti ng(clima tecontro l)................ 119
Tra nsmi ssion oil(o n-bo ardcom-
pu ter, Mercedes-AM Gveh icles) ..... 201
Throu gh-loadin gfe ature <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 254
Timi ng(RA CETIM ER) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ ..202
Tire pres sure
Ca lling up(on-bo ardcomp uter)..... 312
Ch ecki ngma nua lly <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 311
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 224
Ma ximu m<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 311
Not reached (TIR EFIT) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 292
Note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 310
Re ach ed(TIR EFIT) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 292
Re comme nded<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 308
Tire pres sure loss warn ingsys -
tem
Genera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 311
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 312
Re sta rting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 312
Tire pres sure monitor
Ch ecki ngthe tire pressu reelec-
troni cally<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 314Functi
on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 312
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 312
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 313
Ra dio typ eap pro val forthe tire
pre ssu remoni tor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 316
Re sta rting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 315
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 242
Wa rning message <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 314
TIRE FITkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 290
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 290
Stora gelocati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 288
Ti re pre ssu renot reached .............. 292
Ti re pre ssu rerea ched <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 292
Tire s
Aspe ctrati o(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 325
Avera geweight ofthe vehicle
occu pants (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 324
Bar (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 324
Ch ang ingawh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 326
Ch ara cteri stics <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 324
Ch ecki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 305
Cu rbwe ight (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 325
Defi nitionofterms <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 324
Dire ctionof rota tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 327
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 224
Distr ibuti on ofthe vehicleoccu -
pa nts (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 326
DOT (DepartmentofTra nspo rta-
tion) (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 324
DOT, Tire Ide ntifi cationNumbe r
(T IN) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 323
GAW R(G ros sAxle Weight Rat-
ing )(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 325
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 330
GV W(Gros sVeh icleWei ght) (def-
ini tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 325
GV WR (Gros sVeh icleWei ght
Ra ting) (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 325
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 305
Increa sedvehiclewe ight dueto
opti onaleq uipme nt(defi niti on) ...... 325
Infor mationondriving <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 305
Kil opa scal(kPa )(d efi niti on) ........... 325
La be ling (overv iew) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 321
Loa dbe ari ng index(defi niti on) ...... 326
Loa dind ex<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 323
Loa dind ex(defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 325
M+S tires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 30720
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Maximum
loadonatire (defini-
tion) ......... ...................................... 325
Maximum loadedvehicle weight
(definition) .....................................3 25
Maxi mum permi ssibletire pres-
sure (definitio n)....... ......................325
Maxi mum tireload....... ..................323
Maxi mum tireload(de finitio n)....... 325
MOExtended tires.......................... 307
Optio nalequ ipme ntwei ght (defi-
nition) .............. ..............................326
PSI (pounds persquare inch)
(de finitio n)....... ..............................325
Rep lacing .......................................326
Service life....... ..............................306
Side wall(de finitio n)....... ................326
Speed rating(definitio n)....... .........325
Storing ...........................................327
Structure andchara cteristics
(de finitio n)....... ..............................324
Summer tires................................. 307
Temp erature....... ........................... 320
TIN (Tire Identifi cationNumber)
(de finitio n)....... ..............................326
Tire bead(de finitio n)....... ...............326
Tire press ure(definitio n)....... .........325
Tire press ures(recom mended )...... 325
Tire size (data) ....... ........................330
Tire size designatio n,loa d-bea r-
ing capa city, speedrating .............. 321
Tire tread .......................................306
Tire tread (definitio n)....... .............. 326
Total loadlim it(de finitio n)....... ...... 326
Tracti on....... .................................. 320
Tracti on(de finitio n)....... ................326
Trea dwea r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 320
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 320
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 324
Wea rind icator (defi niti on) ............. 326
Whe elrim (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 325
see Flattire
Too l
see Vehicletool kit
Top Tethe r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 56
Tow -starti ng
Emerg encyenginestarting ............ 302 Imp
orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 299
Insta lling the towingeye................ 300
Re movi ngthe towingeye............... 300
Tow ing
Per mitte dtow ingmeth ods............ 301
Tow ingatrail er
ESP ®
(El ectro nicStab ility Pro -
gra m) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 66
Tow ingawa y
Imp orta ntsafety guideline s........... 299
Insta lling the towingeye................ 300
Note sfor 4MATI Cveh icles ............ 302
Re movi ngthe towingeye............... 300
Tra nspo rting thevehicle................ 301
Wi th both axles on the ground ....... 301
Wi th the front axlerai sed ............... 300
Tow ingey e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 288
Tracti onsys tem
see ETS/4ETS (Electro nicTrac-
tion System)
Traffi crepo rts
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 243
Trans mission
see Auto matictrans mission
Trans mission pos ition display
(D IRE CTSELECT leve r)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 134
Trans portingthe vehic le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 301
Trave ling uphil l
Brow ofhill<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 156
Drivi ngdow nhill<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 156
Ma ximu mgra dient-cl imbing
cap ability <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 156
Trim pieces(c leani ng instruc -
tio ns) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 285
Trip computer (on-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 192
Trip odomete r
Ca lling up<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 192
Re setti ng(on-boa rdcomp uter)...... 193
Trunk
Emerg encyrelease button ............... 83
Ope ning (fromoutsid ethe vehi-
cle ,HANDS-FR EEACC ESS) .............. 80
Trunk lid
see Tailga te In
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Turn
sign als
Dis play mes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ .....215
Re placi ng bulbs(fr ont) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 108
Swi tchi ngon/o ff<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ ....104
Two -way radio
Freq uencie s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ ............333
Insta llati on <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ ..............333
Tra nsmi ssion outpu t(ma ximu m).... 333
Type identificatio nplate
see Vehicleidenti ficationplate U
Un lock ing
Emer gency unlocki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 76
From inside the vehicle(ce ntral
unl ocki ngbutton) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ ......75
Ups hiftin dic ator (on-b oard com-
pute r,Merc edes-AMG vehic les) ....... 201
US Bdev ices
Co nnecti ngtothe Med iaInter -
fa ce <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[.250 V
Vanity mirror(inthe sun visor)....... .260
Vehic le
Corre ctuse ....... ...............................28
Data acquisition ...............................28
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 226
Equi pment ....................................... 26
Indivi dualsettings .......................... 198
Limi tedWarr anty .............................28
Loadi ng.......................................... 317
Locking (inanemergency) ............... 77
Locking (SmartKey) .......................... 69
Loweri ng........................................ 330
Mai ntenance .................................... 26
Parking foralong perio d.... ............ 148
Pul ling away<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 128
Ra ising <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 328
Re por ting problems <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 28
Secu ringfrom rolling away ............ 327
Tra nspo rting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 301
Unlo cking (in an eme rgency) ........... 76
Unlo cking (SmartKey )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 69
Veh icleda ta <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 341
Vehi cle batte ry
see Batte ry(ve hicle ) Vehi
cle data
Ro ofload (ma ximu m)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 341
Vehi cle data (off-ro addrivi ng)
App roach/d epartu reang le............ 342
Ma ximu mgra dient climbi ngabil-
ity <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 342
Vehi cle dime nsions<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 341
Vehi cle eme rgencylo cki ng ................ 77
Vehi cle ide ntificatio nnumb er
see VIN
Vehi cle ide ntificatio nplate .............. 334
Vehi cle too lkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 288
Ven tilatio n
Setting thevents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
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Ty pe plate <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 334 W
Warni ngand indic ator lamps
ABS <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 234
Active BrakeAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 241
Bra kes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 233
Ch eck Engine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 239
Co olant <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 239
Dista ncewarning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 241
ESP ®
<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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ESP ®
OFF <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Fue ltank <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 239
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 32
Re ser vefue l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 239
Re stra intsystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 238
Sea tbe lt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ti re pre ssu remoni tor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 242
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see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
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Whe eland tirecombi nati ons
Ti res <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Whe elbo lttig hten ingtorque ........... 330 22
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Wheel
chock...... ................................327
Wheel s
Cha nging awhe el...... ....................326
Che cking ........................................ 305
Cl eani ng...... ...... ............................. 282
Emergency sparewhe el...... ........... 331
Important safetynotes .................. 305
Informatio non drivi ng...... ..............305
<002C00510057004800550046004B00440051004A004C0051004A00120046004B
0044[ nging................ 326
Mou nting anew whee l...... .............329
Rem oving awhe el....... ................... 329
Storing ...........................................327
Tig htening torque....... .................... 330
Whee lsize/tire size.......................330
Whee lsand tires
Cha nging awhe el....... ................... 327
Windo wcurtain airbag
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 212
Opera tion......................................... 47
Windo ws
see Side windows
Windsh ield
Defrosting ......................................120
Windsh ieldwashe rsyste m
Addi ngwasher fluid....... ................277
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 339
Windsh ieldwi pers
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 229
Prob lem(malfunction) ................... 112
Rea rwi ndow wiper ....... .................110
Rep lacing thewiper blades ....... ..... 110
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 109
Winte rdrivin g
Slip pery road surfaces....... ............ 153
Snow chains....... ........................... 308
Winte roperatio n
Gene ralnotes ................................ 307
Winte rtires
M+S tires.......................................307
Wiper blades
Cl eani ng....... .................................. 283
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 110
Rep lacing (rearwi ndow) ................112
Woo dentrim (clean inginstruc-
tion s)....... ...........................................285
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Int
rod uction
The printedOper ator'sMan ualprovide sinf or-
mat ionabout thesaf eoper ation ofyour vehi-
cle .The Digit alOper ator'sMan ualprovide s
co mpr ehen siveand spec ifically adapt edinfor-
mat iononyour vehicle's equipm entand mult i-
med iasyst em. You cancalluptheDi git al
Oper ator'sMan ualviathemult imed iasyst em.
i You
willnotinc urany costswhen calling
up theDi git alOper ator'sMan ual.The Digit al
Oper ator'sMan ualwor kswit hout conn ect-
ing totheIn te rn et.
Ther eare three ways toacc ess theto pic sof
th eDi git alOper ator'sMan ual:
R Vis ualsea rch
The visual sear challows youtoexplor eyour
veh icle"vir tual ly". Start ing from either the
veh icleex terio rvie wor interio rvie w, you
can access man yof thedif fer entto pic sco v-
ere dby theDi git alOper ator'sMan ual.To
acc ess theveh icleint erio rsec tion ,sele ct
th e"Veh icleint erior" view.
R Keywor dsea rch
The keyword searchallows youtosear chfor
a ke yword byenterin gch arac ters.
R Cont ents
You canselectind ivid ual section sin the
co nten ts.
i The
Digit alOper ator'sMan ualisdeac tiva-
te dfor safetyreas onswhile driving. Op
era tion Call
inguptheDigit alOp era tor's
Ma nua l
X Pre ssthe00D4 buttonin thece nter con-
sole .
The overview relating totheveh icleappear s.
X Se lec tth e"Oper ator'sMan ual" menuitem
by turnin g3 orpre ssin g7 theco ntrol -
ler.
X Con firm 7 themes sage about thewarn ing
and safetyno tes.
The basic menufor theDi git alOper ator's
Man ualappear s. Op
era ting theDigit alOp era tor's
Ma nua l
Gener alnot es Pleas
eobs erveth einf orm ation about the
oper ation oftheco ntrol ler (Ypage 244).
Cont entpages The
conten tpages canbeacc essedbymean s
of avis ual sear ch,a ke yword searchorusin g
th eco nten ts. X
To scr ollforwar ds/bac kwards: tur n3
th eco ntrol ler.
X To
dis pla yin full-scr een orani ma tion:
slide 8 theco ntrol ler tothelef t0043.
X To
select inform ation textsor sav ebook -
ma rks: slide 9 theco ntrol ler tothe
rig ht 0044.
X To select alink :slide 6theco ntrol ler
down wards 0087.
X To exit acont entpage: sele ct0038 sym-
bol 0085.
X To
call upthebas icmen uof theDigit al
Op era tor'sMa nua l:sele ct00DA symbol
0083.
X To
swit chfunct ions tothemu ltim edi a
sys tem using thebut tonson thecent er
consol e:pre ssthe002A, 002B,00FDor
00BE button.
The selected men uappear s.The Digit al
Oper ator'sMan ualrem ainsopen inthe
bac kgroun d. 24
Digit
alOp era tor'sMa nua l
Page 27 of 346
Protecting
theenvironment General
notes H
Environmental
note
Daimler's declaredpolicyisone ofcompre-
hensive environm entalprotect ion.
The object ivesareforthe natural resources
that form thebasis ofour existen ceon this
planet tobe used sparingly andinamanner
that takes therequirements ofboth nature
and humanity intoaccount.
You toocan help toprotect theenvironm ent
by operating yourvehicle inan environm en-
tally responsible manner.
Fuel consumpt ionand therate ofengine,
transm ission,brakeandtirewear areaffec-
ted bythese factors:
R operating conditionsof your vehicle
R your personal drivingstyle
You caninfluence bothfactors. Youshould
bear thefollowing inmind:
Operating conditions:
R avoid shorttripsasthese increase fuel
consumpt ion.
R alwa ysmake surethatthetire pressures
are correct .
R do not carry anyunnecessary weight.
R remove roofracks onceyounolonger
need them.
R aregularly servicedvehiclewillcont ribute
to environm entalprotect ion.You should
therefore adheretothe service intervals.
R alwa yshave service workcarried outata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
Personal drivingstyle:
R do not depress theaccelerator pedal
when startin gthe engine.
R do not warm upthe engine whenthevehi-
cle isstationary.
R drive carefully andmaintain asafe dis-
tance fromthevehicle infront .
R avoid frequent, suddenacceleration and
braking. R
change gearingood timeanduseeach
gear onlyupto00C3 ofits maximum engine
speed.
R switch offthe engine instationary traffic.
R keep aneye onthe vehicle's fuelcon-
sumption. Environmental
concerns andrecom-
mendat ions
Wherever theOperator's Manualrequires you
to dispose ofmaterials, firsttrytoregenerate
or re-use them.Observe therelevant environ-
ment alrules andregulations whendisposing
of materials. Inthis way youwillhelp topro-
tect theenvironm ent. Genuine
Mercedes-Benz parts H
Environmental
note
Daimler AGalso supplie srecondit ioned
major assemblies andparts which areofthe
same qualityas new parts. Theyarecovered
by the same Limited Warranty entitlements
as new parts.
! Air
bags andEmergen cyTensioning Devi-
ces, aswell ascont rolunits andsensors for
these restraint systems, maybeinstalled in
the following areasofyour vehicle:
R doors
R door pillars
R door sills
R seats
R cock pit
R instrumen tcluster
R cent erconsole
Do not install accessories suchasaudio sys-
tems inthese areas. Donot carry out
repairs orwelding. Youcould impair the
operating efficiency ofthe restraint sys-
tems.
Have aftermark etaccessories installedata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
You could jeopardize theoperating safetyof
your vehicle ifyou useparts, tiresandwheels
as well asaccessories relevanttosafety which Genuine
Mercedes-Benz parts
25Introdu ction Z
Page 28 of 346
have
notbeen approved byMercedes-Ben z.
This could leadtomalfunctions insafety-rele-
vant systems, e.g.thebrake system. Useonly
genuine Mercedes-Ben zparts orparts ofequal
qual ity.Only usetires, wheels andaccessories
that have been specifically approvedforyour
vehicle.
Genuine Mercedes-Ben zparts aresubject to
strict qualitycont rol.Every parthasbeen spe-
cifically developed, manufactured orselected
for and adapted toMercedes-Ben zvehicles.
Therefore, onlygenuine Mercedes-Ben zparts
should beused.
More than300,000 differentgenuine
Mercedes-Ben zparts areavaila blefor
Mercedes-Ben zmodels.
All authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenters main-
tain asupply ofgenuine Mercedes-Ben zparts
for necessary serviceandrepair work.Inaddi-
tion, strategically locatedpartsdelivery cen-
ters provide quickandreliabl eparts service.
Always specify thevehicle identification num-
ber (VIN) when ordering genuineMercedes-
Benz parts (Ypage 334). Operat
or'sManual Vehicle
equipment
i This
Operator's Manualdescribes allmod-
els and allstandard andoptional equipment
of your vehicle availableatthe time ofthis
Operator's Manualgoingtoprint. Country-
specific differences arepossible. Bearin
mind thatyour vehicle maynotfeature all
funct ionsdescribed here.Thisalso appli es
to safety-relevant systemsandfunct ions.
The equipment inyour vehicle maytherefore
differ fromthatshown inthe descriptions
and illustrations.
The original purchase agreement listsallsys-
tems installed inyour vehicle.
Should youhave anyquestions concerning
equipment andoperation, pleaseconsult an
authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter.
The Operator's ManualandMaintenanc e
Booklet areimportant documents andshould
be kept inthe vehicle. Service
andvehicle operation Maintenance
Always bringtheMaintenanc eBooklet with
you when taking thevehicle toan authorized
Mercedes-Ben zCenter. Yourcustomer service
advisor willenter every service intoyour Main-
tenanc eBooklet onyour behalf. Roadside
Assistance
The Mercedes-Ben zRoadsi deAssistanc ePro-
gram offers technicalhelp inthe event ofa
breakdown. Callsto the toll-free Roadside
Assistanc eHotline areanswered byour agents
24 hours aday, 365days ayear.
<00140010001B0013001300100029003200350010003000280035002600480047
00480056> (1-800-367-6372)
(USA)
1-800-387-0100 (Canada)
For additional information, refertothe
Mercedes-Ben zRoadsi deAssistanc eProgram
brochure (USA)orthe "Roa dside Assistanc e"
section inthe Service andWarranty Booklet
(Canada ).You willfind both inthe vehicle
document wallet. Change
ofadd ress orchange ofown-
ership
In the event ofachange ofaddress, please
send usthe "Notification ofAddress Change"
in the Service andWarranty Bookletorsimply
call theMercedes-Ben zCustomer Assistance
Center (USA)atthe hotline number
1-80 0-FOR- MERCedes (1-800-367-6372)or
Customer ServiceCenter(Canada )at
1-80 0-387-0100.This willassist usincont act-
ing you inatimely manner shouldtheneed
arise.
If you sellyour Mercedes, pleaseleaveallliter-
ature inthe vehicle sothat itis availa bletothe
next owner.
If you have purchased aused car,please send
us the "Notification ofUsed CarPurchase" in
the Service andWarranty Bookletorsimply
call theMercedes-Ben zCustomer Assistance
Center (USA)atthe hotline number
1-80 0-FOR- MERCedes (1-800-367-6372)or
Customer Service(Canada )at
1-80 0-387-0100. 26
Service
andvehicl eoperat ionIntroduct ion
Page 29 of 346
Possible
dangerduetosubstances
haza rdous tohealth
In compliance withProposition 65(“Prop65”),
the following detachable labelhasbeen added
to each vehicle soldinCali fornia: Operat
ingsafety Dec
larat ions ofconformity
USA: "Thewireless devicesofthis vehicle
comply withPart15ofthe FCC Rules.Opera-
tion issubject tothe two following twocondi-
tions: 1)These devices maynotcause harmful
interf erence, and2)These devices must
accept anyinterf erence received, including
interf erence thatmay cause undesired opera-
tion. Changes ormodifications notexpressly
approved bythe party responsible forcompli-
ance could voidtheuser’s authority tooperate
the equipment."
Canada: "Thewireless devicesofthis vehicle
comply withIndustry Canadalicense-ex empt
RSS standard(s). Operationissubject tothe
following twocondition s:(1) These devices
may notcause interference, and(2)These
devices mustaccept anyinterf erence, includ-
ing interf erence thatmay cause undesired
operation ofthe device." Diagnostic
connector
The diagnostics connection isonly inten ded
for the conn ection ofdiagnostic equipment at
a quali fiedspecialist workshop. G
WARNING
If you conn ectequipment toadiagnostics
conn ection inthe vehicle, itmay affect the operation
ofvehicle systems. Asaresult,
the operating safetyofthe vehicle couldbe
affected. Thereisarisk ofan accident.
Only connectequipment toadiagnostics
conn ection inthe vehicle, whichisapproved
for your vehicle byMercedes-B enz. G
WARNING
Object sin the driver's footwell canrestrict
the pedal travel orobstruct adepressed
pedal. Theoperating androad safety ofthe
vehicle isjeopardized. Thereisarisk ofan
accident.
Make surethatallobject sin the vehicle are
stowed correctly,and that they cannot enter
the driver's footwell. Installthe floormats
securely andasspecified inorder toensure
sufficient clearance forthe pedals. Donot
use loose floormats anddonot place floor-
mats ontop ofone another.
! If
the engine isswitched offand equip-
ment onthe diagnostics connection isused,
the starter battery maydischarge.
Connect ingequipment tothe diagnostics con-
nect ioncan lead toemissions monitoring
information beingreset, forexample. Thismay
lead tothe vehicle failingtomeet therequire-
ment sof the next emissions testduring the
main inspection . Qualified
specialist workshop
An authorized Mercedes-B enzCenter isa
quali fiedspecialist workshop. Ithas theneces-
sary specialist knowledge, toolsandquali fica-
tions tocorrect lycarry outthework required
on your vehicle. Thisisespecially thecase for
work relevant tosafety.
Observe thenotes inthe Maintenanc eBook-
let.
Always havethefollowing workcarried outat
an authorized Mercedes-B enzCenter:
R work relevant tosafety
R service andmaintenan cework
R repair work Operat
ingsafety
27Introduction Z
Page 30 of 346
R
alte ration s,ins tall atio nwork andmodi fica-
tio ns
R work onelec tron iccom ponents Corr
ectuse
If you remove anywarn ingstick ers ,you oroth-
ers coul dfail torec ogn izecertain dang ers.
Leav ewarn ingstick ers inposit ion.
Obse rveth efoll owin ginf orm ationwhen driv-
ing your vehicle:
R thesafe tyno tesin this man ual
R tech nic aldat afor theveh icle
R traff icrules andregulatio ns
R laws andsafetystandar dspert ainin gto
mot orveh icles Pr
oblem swith your vehicle
If you shoul dexp erie nceaprob lemwith your
veh icle,part icular lyon eth at you believ emay
aff ect itssafe operation,we urge youtocon -
tac tan auth orizedMer cedes-Ben zCent er
imm ediat elytohave theprob lemdiagn osed
and rectified. Ifth eprob lemisno tres olve dto
your satisfact ion,please discusstheprob lem
again withanauth orizedMer cedes-Ben zCen-
te ror, ifnec essar y,con tactus atoneof the
foll owin gaddre sses.
In theUSA
Mer cedes-Ben zUS A,LLC
Cust omerAs sist anc eCent er
On eMer cedes-Ben zDr ive
San dySpr ings,GA 30328
In Cana da
Mer cedes-Ben zCanada, Inc.
Cust omerRelat ionsDe part men t
98 Van derh oofAvenue
Tor onto,On tarioM4G 4C9 Limi
tedWarrant y
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rveth eno tesin this Oper ator'sMan -
ual regardin gth ecor rectoper ationof your
veh icle and poss ibledamage totheveh icle.
Dam agetotheveh icle whic his caus edby
viol atio nof these notesis no tcov ered by
th eMer cedes-Ben zimpli edwarr antyor the
new orused- vehicle warr anty. QR
code forrescue card
The QRcod esare secured inthefuel fillerflap
and ontheoppos iteside ontheB- pillar .In the
even tof an acc iden t,res cue services can use
th eQR cod eto quick lyfin dth eappro priate
res cue cardfor your vehicle.The curren tres -
cue cardcon tain sth emos timpo rtant inform a-
tio nabout yourvehicle inacom pact form, e.g.
th erout ingoftheelec tric cable s.
You canfindmor einf orm ationunde r
www.m ercedes -benz.de /qr -code. Dat
ast ora ge Dat
ast ora ge
A wide rangeofelec tron iccom ponentsin your
veh icle contain datamem ories.
Thes edat amem orieste mpor arilyorperm a-
nen tlystore tech nic alinf orm ationabout :
R theveh icle'soper atingst ate
R inc iden ts
R malf unctions
In gen eral, this tech nic alinf orm ationdoc u-
men tsthest ate ofacom ponent,a modul e,a
syst emorthesurr oundings.
Thes einc lude, forexam ple:
R oper atingcon dition sof syst emcom ponents.
For exam ple,fluid levels
R theveh icle'sstatus messages andthose of
its ind ividual components,e.g .num berof
wheel revolut ions/spee d,dec eler ationin
mov emen t,late ralacc eler ation,acc eler ator
pedal position
R malf unctions and defe ctsin impo rtant sys-
te m com ponents,e.g .light s,brak es
R veh icle reac tions and oper atingcon dition s
in spec ialdriv ingsituatio ns,e.g .air bag
deplo yment,int erv ent ion ofstabilit ycon trol
syst ems
R ambie ntcon dition s,e.g .out side temper a-
tur e
This datais of an exc lusiv elytech nic alnat ure
and canbeused to:
R assis tin rec ogn izingand rectifying malfunc-
tio ns and defe cts
R analyz eveh icle function s,e.g .aft eran acc i-
den t
R opt imiz eveh icle function s 28
Dat
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