ABS MERCEDES-BENZ GLA 2020 Owner's Manual

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 0025
0051
The yellow ABS warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
ABS istempora rilyunava ilable .There fore,BAS, Active BrakeAssist, ESP®
,EBD
(el ectronic brakeforcedistributio n),the HOLD function andhillstart assist,for
exampl e,are alsodea ctivated.
Possi blecaus esare:
R Self-di agnosi sis not yetcomple te
R The on-board voltagemay beinsuffi cient
ATTENTION ASSISTisdea ctivated.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions lis-
ted above.The front andrear whee lscoul dtherefore lockifyou perform afull
brake application, forexampl e.
The steerab ility and braki ngchara cteristics maybesevere lyaffected. Thebrak-
ing dista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanincreas e.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isarisk ofan accide 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. 0025
0051
The yellow ABS warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning. Awarni ng
tone alsosound s.
EBD ismalfu nctioning. Therefore,ABS, BAS, Active BrakeAssist, ESP®
,the
HOLD function andhillstart assist,for exampl e,are not available either.
ATTENTION ASSISTisdea ctivated.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions lis-
ted above.The front andrear whee lscoul dtherefore lockifyou perform afull
brake application, forexampl e.
The steerab ility and braki ngchara cteristics maybesevere lyaffected. Thebrak-
ing dista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanincreas 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
235On-boardcomput erand displays Z

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 0025
00E500BB
0027004D 0051
0027(USA only),004D (Canada only):the red brake warninglamp andtheyel-
low ABS, ESP®
and ESP®
OFF warning lamp sare litwhi lethe engine isrunning.
ABS andESP®
are malfu nctioning. Therefore,BAS, Active BrakeAssist, EBD,the
HOLD function andhillstart assist,for exampl e,are not available either.
ATTENTION ASSISTisdea ctivated.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions lis-
ted above.The front andrear whee lscoul dtherefore lockifyou perform afull
brake application, forexampl e.
The steerab ility and braki ngchara cteristics maybesevere lyaffected. Thebrak-
ing dista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanincreas 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. 00E5
0051
The yellow ESP®
war ning lamp flashes whilethe vehicl eis in motion.
ESP ®
or traction controlhasintervened becausethere isarisk ofskiddi ngorat
lea stone whee lhas started tospin.
Cru isecontrol orActive Distance AssistDISTRONIC isdea ctivated.
X When pulling away,only depre ssthe accele ratorpedalas far asnecessa ry.
X Ease offthe accele ratorpedalwhi lethe vehicl eis in motion.
X Adapt yourdrivi ngstyle tosui tthe road andweather conditions.
X Do not deactivate ESP®
.
In rare cases (Ypag e65) ,it may bebest todea ctivate ESP®
.
Observe theimpor tantsafety notesonESP ®
(Y pag e64). 236
Warning
andindic atorlamps inthe instrum entclusterOn-bo ardcomput erand displays

These
notesalso apply tolight alloy wheels
with aclear mattefinish.
Use only insect remover andcarshampoo
from therange ofcare products approved by
Mercedes- Benz.
Cleaning thedecorative film !
The
following mayhave aneffect onthe
service lifeand color ofdecorative film:
R sunlight
R temperat ure,e.g.hot-airfan
R weather conditions
R ston eimpacts anddirt
R chemical cleaningagents
R greasy substances
! Do
not use anytypes ofpolish onmatt
decorative film.Polishing surfacescovered
with filmgives itashiny finish.
! Do
not treat mattorstruct ureddecorative
film with wax. Thismay lead tomarks that
cann otbe removed.
Observe thenotesinthe section onthe care
and treatm entofmatte paintwork
(Y page 281), these notesalso apply tomatte
decorative film.
To clean, useplenty ofwater andamild clean-
ing agent without additional orabrasive prod-
ucts, e.g.useacar shampoo approved for
Mercedes- Benz.
X Dry vehicles coveredwithfilmusing asoft,
absorbent clothafterevery wash.
Water marks couldotherwise form.
Scr atches, corrosiv edeposits, areasaffected
by corrosion anddamage causedbyinade-
quate carecannotalway sbe completely
repaired. Insuch cases, visitaqualified spe-
cialist workshop.
X Remove dirtimmediately, wherepossible,
while avoiding rubbingtoohard.
The decorative filmmay beirreparably dam-
aged.
X Soak insect remains withinsect remover
and rinse offthe treated areasafterwards.
X Soak birddroppings withwater andrinse off
the treated areasafterwards.
The Paint Cleaner cleaning product, whichhas
been approved andrecomm endedby
Mercedes- Benz,should beused when dirthas penetr
atedthedecorative filmsurface orthe
decorative filmhasbecome dull.
The manufact urercanprovide youwith infor-
mation onspecial careandcleaning products.
Laminated surfacesmayexhibit optical differ-
ences tosurfaces whichwerenotprotec tedby
a decorative filmwhen thedecorative filmis
removed.
i Have
workorrepairs ondecorative film
carried outataqualified specialist work-
shop. Mercedes- Benzrecomm endsthatyou
use anauthorized Mercedes-BenzCenter for
this purpose. Cleaning
thevehicle parts
Cleaning thewheels G
WARNIN
G
The water jetfrom acircular jetnozz le(dirt
blasters) cancause invisible exteriordam-
age tothe tires orchassis compon ents.
Component sdamaged inthis way may fail
unexpect edly.There isarisk ofan accident .
Do not use power washers withcircular jet
noz zles toclean thevehicle. Havedamaged
tires orchassis compon entsreplaced imme-
diately.
! Do
not use acidic wheel cleaning products
to remove brakedust.Thiscould damage
wheel boltsandbrake compon ents.
! Do
not park yourvehicle foralong period
of time directly aftercleaning, particularly
after cleaning thewheel rimwith wheel
cleaner. Wheelcleaner canlead tothe
increased corrosionofthe brake discsand
pads. Therefore, driveforafew minutes
after cleaning. Byheating upthe brakes, the
brake discsandpads dry.Thevehicle can
then beparked foralong period oftime.
Cleaning thewindows G
WARNIN
G
You could become trappedbythe wind-
shield wipers ifthey start moving while
cleaning thewindshield orwiper blades.
There isarisk ofinjury. 282
CareMaintenance
andcare

X
To reduc ethe tire pres sure :de pre sspre s-
su re release button 0043next topre ssu re
ga ug e0044.
X Whe nthe tire pressu reiscorr ect, unscrew
the fillerhos efrom thevalve ofthe sealed
tire .
Note thattire sealant ma yesca pewhen you
uns crew thefillerhos e.
X Screw thevalve cap onto thetire valve of
the sealed tire .
X Pu llthe tire sealant bottle outof the tire
infl ation comp ressor .
The fillerhos erem ains atta chedto the tire
sea lant bottle .
X Driv eto the nearestqu alifi ed spe cialist
wo rksh opand have the tire changed there.
X Hav ethe tire sealant bottle replaced as
soo nas possi ble at aqu alifi ed spe cialist
wo rksh op.
X Hav ethe tire sealant bottle replaced every
fou rye ars ataqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op. Battery
(vehi cle) Impo
rtant safetynotes
Spe cialtool sand expertknow ledge are
req uired when working onthe battery ,e.g .
rem ovaland installatio n.Yo usho uld ther efore
ha ve allwo rkinvo lving the battery carriedou t
at aqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op. G
WAR
NING
Wor kcar riedou tinco rrectly onthe battery
can lead ,for exa mpl e,to asho rtcirc uitand
thu sda ma gethe vehicleelectro nics.Thi s
can lead tofunc tionres tricti onsapplying to
sa fety -releva ntsystem s,e.g .the lighti ng sy
stem ,the ABS (anti-l ock braking system )
or the ESP ®
(El ectro nicStab ility Pro gram).
The opera ting safety ofyour veh iclemay be
res tricte d.
Yo ucou ldlose contro lof the vehicle, for
exa mpl e:
R wh en bra king
R in the eventofabrupt stee ring maneu vers
and /or when the vehicle's spe edisnot
ad apted tothe roadcond itions
The reisaris kof an acci dent.
In the eventofasho rtcirc uitor asimil ar
inci dent, conta ctaqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rk-
sho pimm ediatel y.Do not drive any further .
Yo usho uld ha ve allwo rkinvo lving the bat-
tery carriedou tat aqu alifi ed spe cialist
wo rksh op.
For further informa tionab ou tABS andESP®
,
see (Ypage 60)and (Ypage 63). G
WAR
NING
Ele ctros taticbu ild-u pcan lead tothe crea -
tio nof spa rks, which cou ldignite thehighl y
exp losive gases ofaba ttery .The reisaris k
of an exp losion.
Befo rehandl ing the battery ,tou chthe vehi-
cle body torem ove anyexisting electro static
bu ild-u p.
The highl yfla mma ble ga smixtu reform swh en
cha rging the battery aswellas when jump -
sta rting .
Alw aysma kesure tha tnei ther younor thebat-
tery iselectro statica lly cha rged.Abu ild-u pof
el ectro static cha rge can becau sed,for exa m-
pl e:
R by wearing clothing ma de from syntheti c
fib ers
R du eto frictio nbe twe enclothing and seats
R ifyo upu sh orpullthe battery across the
car petor othe rsy ntheti cma teri als
R ifyo uru bthe battery with aclo th G
WAR
NING
Duri ngthe charging pro cess ,a ba ttery pro-
du ces hydro gen gas.Ifasho rtcirc uitoccu rs Battery
(vehi cle)
293Breakdo wnassis tan ce
Z

partic
ularly atlow temper atures. Havethe
thawed-o utbatte rychec kedataqualified spe-
cialist worksh op.
Only charge theinstalled batterywith abatte ry
charger whichhasbeen testedand approved
by Mercedes -Benz.A batte rycharger unitspe-
cially adapted forMercedes -Benzvehicles and
test edand approved byMercedes -Benzis
available asan access ory.Itpermit sthe charg-
ing ofthe batte ryinits inst alled position .Con-
tact anauthoriz edMercedes -BenzCenter for
furt her infor mation andavailability. Readthe
batte rycharger 'soperatin ginst ruct ions before
chargin gthe batte ry. Repla
cingthe12Vbatt ery
Observe thenoteson the 12Vbatte ry
(Y page 293).
Mercedes -Benzrecom mends thatyouhave
the 12Vbatte ryreplaced ataqualified spe-
cialist worksh op,e.g. anauthoriz edMercedes -
Ben zCenter .
If you want toreplace thebatte ryyourself,
observe thefollowing notes:
R Always replace adefect ivebatte rywith a
batte rywhich meets thespecific require-
ment sof the vehicle. The
vehicle isequipped withabatte ryusing
AGM (absorbent glassmat)technology ora
batte ryusing EFB(enhanc edflooded bat-
tery) technology. Fullvehicle functionality is
guaranteed onlywith anAGM orEFBbat-
tery. Ifreplacemen tis nec essary, always
use thebatte rytec hnology originally instal-
led. Switc hingbetween thebatte rytec hnol-
ogies isnot permit ted.Forsafety reasons ,
Mercedes -Benzrecom mends thatyouonly
use batte rieswhich havebeen testedand
approved foryour vehicle byMercedes -
Ben z.
R Use detach ableparts suchasbreather
hoses, angled connectingpieces orterm inal
cover sfrom thebatte rywhich isto be
replaced.
R Make surethatthevent hose isalways con-
nec ted tothe original openingon the bat-
tery side.
R Inst allexist ingorsupplied cellcaps; other-
wise gases orbatte ryacid could escape.
R Make surethatthedetach ableparts are
con nected again inthe same way. Jum
p-starting
For thejump- startingprocedure, useonly thejump- startingcon nection point ,con sistin gof a
positive terminaland aground point,in the engin ecompart ment. G
WARN
ING
Batt eryacid iscaustic .There isarisk ofinjury.
Avoid contact with skin,eyes orclot hing. Donot inhale anybatte rygases. Donot lean over the
batte ry.Keep children awayfrombatteries.Wash awaybatteryacid immediately withplent yof
clean water andseek medical attention. G
WARN
ING
Durin gchargin gand jump- starting,explosive gasescanescape fromthebatte ry.There isa
risk ofan explosion .
Partic ularly avoidfire,open flames, creatingsparks andsmok ing.Ensure thereis sufficien t
vent ilation whilechargin gand jump- starting.Donot lean over abatte ry. 296
Jum
p-sta rtingBr eakd ownassista nce

(tire
swith run-flatcharac teristic s)"sect ion
(Y page 289).
R Only mount tiresof the corr ectsize ontothe
wheels.
R Break innew tiresat moderat espeeds for
the first 60miles (100 km). Thenew tires
only reach theirfullperfor manceafter this
distan ce.
R Do not drive withtireswhich havetoolittle
tre ad depth. Thissignif icantlyreduces the
trac tion onwet roads (hydroplanin g).
R Replace thetiresafter sixyears atthe lat-
est, regardles sof wear.
Observ ethe noteson the emerge ncyspare
wheel (Ypage 331). MOExt
ended tires (tir eswith run-fla t
pr opert ies)
With MOExtended tires(tire swith runflat
charac teristic s),you can continue todrive your
vehic leeven ifther eis atot alloss ofpressur e
in one ormore tires.
MOE xtended tiresmay onlybeused incon -
jun ction with anact ivated tirepressur eloss
warnin gsystem (Canada only)ortire pressur e
mon itor(USA only)andonly onwheels specifi-
cally testedbyMerc edes-B enz.
Not eson drivin gwith MOExtended tireswith a
flat tire (Ypage 289).
Vehicles equipped withMOExtended tiresare
not equipped withaTIREF ITkit atthe factory.
It is ther efore recommen dedthat youaddition -
ally equip yourvehic lewith aTIREF ITkit ifyou
mount tiresthat donot featur erun- flatcharac -
ter istic s,e.g. wintertire s.ATIREF ITkit may be
obtain edfrom aqualified specialist workshop. Wint
eropera tion Genera
lnotes
Have yourvehic lewint er-proof edataqualified
specialist workshopatthe onset ofwint er.
Observ ethe notesinthe "Changing awheel"
sect ion(Ypage 326). Driving
withsummer tires
At tem peratur esbelow 45‡(+7†), summer
tire slose elastic ityand therefore traction and
brakin gpower. Change thetireson your vehi-
cle toM+S tires.Using summer tiresat very
cold temperatur escould cause crackstoform ,
ther eby damaging thetiresperman ently.
Merc edes-B enzcann otaccept responsibility
for this type ofdamage. G
WARN
ING
Damaged tirescan cause tireinflat ionpres-
sure loss. Asaresult ,you could losecontrol
of your vehic le.There isarisk ofacciden t.
Check thetiresregularly forsigns ofdam-
age and replace anydamaged tiresimmedi-
ately. M+S
tires G
WARN
ING
M+S tireswith atire tread depth ofless than
00CF in(4 mm) arenot suitable foruse inwin-
ter and donot provide sufficienttraction.
There isarisk ofan acciden t.
M+S tireswith atre ad depth ofless than 00CF
in (4 mm) must bereplaced immediat ely.
At tem peratur esbelow 45‡(+7 †), use win-
ter tiresor all-season tires.Bot htypes oftire
are ident ifiedbythe M+S marking.
Only wintertire sbearing the004D snowf lake
symbol inaddition tothe M+S markingprovide
the best possible gripinwint ryroad condi-
tion s.Only thesetire swill allow drivingsafet y
system ssuch asABSand ESP®
to func tion
optim allyinwint er.These tireshave been
developed specificallyfordrivin gin snow.
Use M+S tiresof the same make andtread on
all wheels tomaint ainsafe handlin gcharac ter-
istic s.
Always observethe maxim umpermiss ible
speed specifiedforthe M+S tiresyou have
mount ed. Wint
eropera tion
307Wheels andtires Z

which
havebeen approv edbyMerc edes-
Ben zspec ifically foryour vehic le.
These tires have been speciallyadapte dfor
use with thecon trol syst ems, suchasABS
or ESP®
,and aremark edasfollo ws:
R MO =Merc edes- BenzOrig inal
R MOE =Merc edes- BenzOrig inalExten ded
(tir es feat uringrun -flat char acterist ics)
R MO1 =Merc edes- BenzOrig inal(onlycer -
tain AMG tires)
Merc edes- BenzOrig inalExten ded tires may
only beused onwheels that have been spe-
cif ically approv edbyMerc edes- Benz.
On lyuse tires, wheels oracc esso riestested
and approv edbyMerc edes- Benz.Cert ain
char acterist ics,e.g.hand ling,vehic lenois e
emiss ionsorfuel consumpt ion,may other-
wise beadver selyaffected. Inaddit ion,
when drivingwith aload, tiredimen sionvar-
iatio nscould cause thetir es tocom eint o
con tactwith thebodywor kand axle compo-
nen ts.This could result indamage tothe
tir es orthevehic le.
Merc edes- Benzacc eptsno liabilit yfor dam-
age result ingfromtheuse oftires, wheels
or acc esso riesotherthan those tested and
approv ed.
In for mat ionontires, wheels andapprov ed
com binat ionscanbeobt ained fromany
qualified specialist workshop.
! Retr
eaded tires are neither tested nor rec-
omm endedbyMerc edes- Benz,sin ce prev i-
ous damage cannot always bedet ectedon
ret readed tires. Asaresult ,Merc edes- Benz
can not guaran teevehic lesafet yif ret readed
tir es are moun ted.Do not moun tused tires
if you have noinform ation about their prev i-
ous usage.
The recomm endedpres sures forvario usoper -
atin gcon ditions canbefoun d:
R on theTire andLoadin gIn for mat ionplacar d
on theB- pillar onthedriv er's side
R in thetir epres sure table inthefuel filler flap
Obser vethenot eson rec omm endedtirepres -
sures under variousoper atingcon ditions
(Y page 308).
Check tirepres sures regular ly,and only when
th etir es are cold .Comply withthemain te-
nan cerec omm endation sof thetir eman ufac-
tur erinthevehic ledoc umen twallet. Not
eson thevehic leequipme nt–always
equip thevehic le:
R with tires ofthesame sizeon agiven axle
(left andright)
R with thesame typeoftire(summ ertires,
MOE xtend edtires, wint ertires)
Ex cept ion:itis perm issible toins tall adiff er-
ent type ormak ein theeven tof aflat tire.
Obser vethe"MOE xtend edtires (tires with
run -flat char acterist ics"section
(Y page 289).
Vehic lesequipped withMOExtend edtires are
not equipped withaTIRE FITkit atthefac tory.
It is theref orerecomm endedthat you addit ion-
ally equip yourvehic lewith aTIRE FITkitifyou
moun ttir es that do not feature run-flat prope r-
ties ,e.g .wint ertires. ATIRE FITkit may be
obt ained fromaqualified specialist workshop. Emer
gency sparewheel Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
The wheel ortiresiz eas well asthetir etype
of thespare wheel oremer gencyspare
wheel andthewheel tobe replac edmay dif-
fer .Moun tingan emer gencyspare wheel
may severelyimpair thedriv ingchar acteris-
tic s.Ther eis arisk ofan acc iden t.
To avoid hazardous situation s:
R adapt yourdrivingstyle acc ordin glyand
driv ecar efully.
R nev ermoun tmor eth an one spare wheel
or emer gencyspare wheel that diff ers in
siz e.
R only useaspare wheel oremer gency
spare wheel ofadiff eren tsiz ebrief ly.
R do not swit chESP®
off .
R have aspare wheel oremer gencyspare
wheel ofadiff eren tsiz ereplac edatthe
near estqualified specialist workshop.
Obser vethat thewheel andtiredimen -
sion sas well asthetir etype must becor -
rec t.
When usinganemer gencyspare wheel or
spare wheel ofadiff eren tsiz e,you must not Emer
gency sparewheel
331Wheels andtires Z

Engine
oil
Gener alnot es !
Do
notuse engineoiloran oilfilter with
spec ificatio nsdevi atingfrom those
exp ressly requi redforthepres cribed service
int erv als. Donotch ang eth eeng ineoiloroil
filt er inord erto set repl acem entinterv als
lon ger than those pres cribed. Thiscould
ot her wise causedamag eto theeng ineor
exh aust gasaftert reat men t.
Fol low theins truct ionson theser viceint er-
val displ ayfor chang ingtheeng ineoil.This
coul dot her wise causedamag eto the
eng ineorexh aust gasaftert reat men t.
When handlingeng ineoil,obse rveth eimpo r-
tan tsafe tyno teson servicepro duct s
(Y page 335).
The engineoils aremat ched totheperf orm-
anc eof Mer cedes-Ben zeng inesand service
int erv als. You shoul dth eref oreonlyuse engine
oils and oilfilters that are appro vedforveh i-
cle swith main tenan cesyst ems .
For alist ofappro vedengineoils and oilfilters ,
con sult anauth orizedMer cedes-Ben zCent er.
Or visi tth ewebsit e
ht tp :/ /be vo.mer cedes-ben z.com .
The tablesho wswhic heng ineoils have been
appro vedforyour vehicle. Mod
el MB
-Freigab eor
MB -Ap proval All
mod els 22
9.5 Use
onlySA E0W- 40orSA E5W- 40eng ineoils
for Mer cedes-AM Gveh icles.
i MB
appro valisind icat edon theoil con -
tain ers. Filling
capacit ies The
followin gvalues referto an eng ineoil
ch ang e,inc ludin gth eoil filter. Mod
el Cap
acity Mer
cedes ‑AMG vehicles 5.
8US qt(5.5l) All
oth ermod els 5.
9US qt(5.6l) Add
itives !
Do
notuse anyaddit ivesintheeng ineoil.
This coulddamag eth eeng ine. Br
ak eflu id G
WAR
NING
The brak efluid constant lyabsor bsmois ture
fr om theair. This lower sth eboilin gpoin tof
th ebrak efluid. Ifth eboilin gpoin tof the
brak efluid istoolow, vapo rpoc kets may
for minthebrak esyst emwhen thebrak es
are applied hard.This would impair braking
eff icie ncy.Ther eis arisk ofan acc iden t.
You shoul dhave thebrak efluid renewed at
th espec ified interv als.
When handlingbrak efluid, observeth eimpo r-
tan tsafe tyno teson servicepro duct s
(Y page 335).
The brak efluid chang eint erv als can befoun d
in theMain tenan ceBoo klet.
On lyuse brak efluid appro vedbyMer cedes-
Ben zin acc ordanc ewith MB-Freigabe orMB-
App roval33 1.0.
In for mat ionabout approvedbrak efluid canbe
obt aine dat any qualifi edspec ialist workshop
or on theIn te rn et at
ht tp :/ /be vo.mer cedes-ben z.com .
i Hav
eth ebrak efluid regularly replaced ata
qualifi edspec ialist workshop andthe
repl acem entconfirmed intheMain tenan ce
Boo klet. 338
Ser
vice produ ctsand fillin gcap acit iesTech nical data