ECU MERCEDES-BENZ GLA 2020 Owner's Manual

G
WARNING
If the drive r'sseat isnot engag ed,itcoul d
move forwardsasfar asthe next catch dur-
ing movement suchasbraki ngorabru pt
changes ofdire ction. Asaresu lt,you would
be pus hed against yourseat beltby the
unsecu reddrive r'sseat.
This couldcaus eyou tolose control ofthe
vehicl e.The seat beltcannot protect as
intended andcouldresu ltin add itiona l
injury .
There isarisk ofan accide ntand injury .
Before everyjourney ,make surethatthe
drive r'sseat isfull yengag ed.
Observe thesafety noteson"Air bags"
(Y pag e44) and "Children inthe vehicl e"
(Y pag e53). G
WARNING
If the drive r'sseat isnot engag ed,itcoul d
move unexpe ctedlywhilethe vehicl eis in
motion. Thiscouldcaus eyou tolose control
of the vehicl e.There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Alwa ysmake surethatthedrive r'sseat is
engag edbefore starting thevehicl e. G
WARNING
You couldlose control ofyou rvehicl eif you
do the followi ngwhi ledrivi ng:
R adju stthe drive r'sseat, headrestrai nt,
steering wheelor mirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Adjust thedrive r'sseat, headrestrai nt,
steering wheeland mirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore starting theengine. G
WARNING
If you adju stthe seat heightcarel essly,you
or other vehicleoccupa ntscoul dbe trappe d
and thereby injured.Chi ldre nin particu lar
coul daccide ntallypress theelectrica lseat
adju stment buttons andbecome trapped.
There isarisk ofinjury . Whil
emoving theseats, makesurethatyour
hands orother bodyparts donot getunder
the leve rasse mbly ofthe seat adjustment
system.
! To
prevent damagetothe seats andthe
seat heati ng,obser vethe followi ngnotes:
R Do not spillliq uid sonto theseats. Drythe
seats assoon aspossi bleifliq uid does
get spilled onthe seats.
R Ifthe seat covers aredamp orwet, donot
swi tch onthe seat heati ng.Also, donot
use theseat heati ngtodry the seats.
R Cle anthe seat covers asrecommende d;
see the"Interio rcare" section.
R Do not transport heavyloa dson the
seats. Donot placepointed objectson
the seat cushi onssuch asknives, nailsor
tools. Where possible,use theseats only
for carryi ngpass engers.
R When operatingtheseat heati ng,donot
cover theseats withinsulating materia ls,
e.g. blankets, coats,bags,protective cov-
ers, child seats orbooster seats.
R When theseat heati ngisswi tched on,the
seat surfa cecan bedama gedasaresu lt
of objects being placed onthe seats, for
exampl e,seat cushi ons,child seats and
protective coversnotapproved by
Mercede s-Benz.
! Make
surethatthere arenoobjects inthe
footwel lunder orbehi ndthe seats when
moving theseats back. There isarisk that
the seats and/or theobjects couldbe dam-
age d.
i Further related subjects:
R Ca rgo compartment enlargement (folding
dow nthe rear seats) (Ypag e254) Seats
93Seats,steering wheeland mirrors Z

If
you come intocontact withtheelectro-
lyte, observe thefollow ing:
R Rinse offthe electroly tefrom yourskin
immedi atelywithwater.
R Immedia telyrinse theelectroly teout of
you reyes thoroughl ywith clean water.
R Ifthe electroly teisswal lowe d,immedi -
ately rinse yourmouth outthoroughl y.Do
not induce vomiting.
R Ifelectroly tecomes intocontact withyour
skin orhair orisswal lowe d,seek medica l
attention immediately.
R Immedia telychange outofclothing which
has come intocontact withelectroly te.
R Ifan allergic reaction occurs,seekmedi-
cal attention immediately.
The "Automatic anti-glaremirrors"function is
only availableifthe vehicle isequi pped with
the "Mirro rspackage ".
The rear-view mirrorandtheexterior mirroron
the driver's sideautoma ticallygointo anti-
glare mode if:
R the ignition isswitched onand
R incident lightfrom headlampsstrikes the
sensor inthe rear-view mirror
The mirrors donot gointo anti-glare modeif
reverse gearisengaged orifthe interior light-
ing isswitched on. Parking
positionfor the exterio rmir-
ror onthe front-passenge rside
Setting andstoring theparking posi-
tion You
cansetthe front-passenger sideexterior
mirror suchthatyoucan seetherear wheel on
that side assoon asyou engage reverse gear.
You canstore thispositio n. 0043
Button forthe driver's sideexterior mirror
0044 Button forthe front-passenger sideexte-
rior mirror
0087 Button forthe exterior mirrorsetting
0085 Memory buttonM
X Make surethatthevehicle isstationary .
X Turn theSmartKey topositio n0048 inthe igni-
tion lock orstart theengine (Ypage 125).
X Press button 0044.
X Engage reverse gear.
The exterior mirroronthe front-passenger
side moves tothe defau ltparking position.
X Use button 0087toadjust theexterior mirror
to apositio nthat allows youtosee therear
wheel andthecurb.
The parking positionis stored.
i If
you shift thetransmission toanother
positio n,the front-passenger sideexterior
mirror returns tothe driving position.
Call ingupastored parking position
setting X
Turn theSmartKey topositio n0048 inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X Adjust thefront-passenger sideexterior mir-
ror using thecorresponding button
(Y page 98).
X Engage reverse gear.
The exterior mirroronthe front-passenger
side moves tothe stored parking position.
The exterior mirroronthe front-passenger side
moves backtoits origina lpositio n:
R as soon asyou exceed aspeed of9mph
(15 km/h )
R abou tten seconds afteryouhave disen-
gage dreverse gear
R when youusebutton 0043toselect theexte-
rior mirror onthe driver's side 100
MirrorsSeats,
steerin gwhe eland mirrors

0084
Switches coolingwith airdeh umidifica tion on/off (Ypage 118 )
006B Switches therearwi ndow defroste ron/off (Ypage 122 ) Note
son using the air-c onditi oning
sys tem
Ai r-co nditioning sys tem Bel
ow,yo ucan find anumb erofnotes and
reco mmend ations tohel pyo uus ethe air-con-
di tioni ngsystem optimally.
R Swi tch onthe air-cond itioning system by
turni ngcontrol knob0083clockwi setothe
des iredpos ition (except position 0).
R Set thetemp erature to72 ‡(22 †).
R Rec omme ndationfor avo iding miste d
wi ndo wsatlow exte riortempe ratures
or inrain :swi tch onthe 005A coolingwith
deh umidifica tion functi on(Ypage 118 ).
Set airdi stri bution to0061 andifpos sible
swi tch off009C and009B (Ypage 120).
Dea ctiva teair-reci rculation mod e008A
(Y page 122 ).
Set airflo wcontrol 0083toasetti ngbetw een
3 and 6(Y page 120).
R Rec omme ndationfor rapid coolin gor
heati ngofthe vehicle interi or:brieflyset
ai rflo wcontrol 0083toasetti ngbetw een3
and 6(Y page 120).
R Rec omme ndationfor aco nstan tveh icle
in teri ortempe rature: setairflo wcontrol
0083 toasetti ngbetw een1and 3
(Y page 120 ).
R Rec omme ndationfor airdistribu tionin
wi nte r:sel ect the 009B and0061 settings
(Y page 120).
Rec omme ndationfor airdistribu tionin
summe r:sel ect the 009C or009C and0061
setti ngs(Ypage 120 ).
R Only usethe "Wind shield def rosti ng"func-
tion brieflyunti lthe windsh ield iscle ar
ag ain. R
Only useair-reci rculation mod ebri efly,e.g.
if there areunpleas ant outsid eodo rsor
wh en inatunnel .The window scou ldothe r-
wi se fog up,since nofres hairis dra wn into
the vehiclein air-reci rculation mod e.
R Ifyo ucha nge thesetti ngsofthe climate
control system, theclimate statusdi spl ay
ap pea rsfor appro xima telythree secondsat
the botto mof the scre enon the multime dia
sy stem displ ay;see DigitalOpe rator'sMan-
ua l.You willsee thecurr entsetti ngsofthe
var ious climate control functions.
DY NAMI CSE LECT butto n(e xc ept
Merc edes-AMG vehic les) You
canchoo sebetw eenvarious drive pro -
gra ms with the DYNAM ICSELECT button
(Y page 132 ).
If yo uha ve selected drive pro gramE:
R wh en hea ting, theelectri calhea terboo ster
is dea ctiva tedand inthe warming -upphase
hea tou tpu tis red uce d
R the rearwi ndow defroste rrunni ngtime is
red uce d
Depe nding on the confi gurati on, climate set-
tings mayalso be influenced inthe drive pro -
gra mI.
If yo uha ve selected drive pro gramCor S,cli-
mate settingsarenot influenced.
EC Ostart/s topfunc tion Duri
ngautoma ticengi neswi tch-off, thecli-
mate control system onlyoperate sat a
red uce dcap acity. Ifyo ureq uire the fullcli -
mate control outpu t,yo ucan switch offthe
ECO start/stop functionbypre ssing the ECO
bu tton (Ypage 130 ). Ove
rviewof climate control systems
115Climate control

ual.
You willsee thecur ren tset tings ofthe
var ious climatecontrol function s.
DYNAM ICSELECT button (excep t
Mer cedes -AMGvehi cles) You
canchoos ebet ween various drivepro -
gram swit hth eDYN AMICSELECT but ton
(Y page 132).
If you have selected driv epro gram E:
R when heating,th eelec trical heat erboos ter
is deac tivate dand inthewarm ing-up phase
heat output isred uced
R therear wind owdefrosterrun ningtim eis
red uced
De pen dingon theco nfigura tion,clim ateset-
tin gs may alsobeinfluen ced inthedriv epro -
gram I.
If you have selected driv epro gram Cor S,cli-
mat eset tings are notinf luen ced.
ECO star t/s top funct ion Dur
ing auto maticen gin eswit ch-off,th ecli-
mat eco ntrol syst emonlyoper atesat a
red uced capac ity.Ifyou require thefull cli-
mat eco ntrol out put ,you can switchoff the
ECO start /stopfun ction bypre ssin gth eECO
but ton(Y page 130). Ope
ratin gth eclim atecont rolsys-
tem s Activ
ating/d eactivatingclim atecon-
tr ol
Gener alnot es When
theclim atecontrol isswit ched off,th e
air supply andaircirculat ionare also switched
off .The wind owscould fog up.Ther efore,
swit choff clim atecontrol onlybrie fly
Air- cond itioning system X
Turn theSm artKey toposi tion0048 intheign i-
tio nloc k(Y page 125).
X To swit chon: turnco ntrol 0083 clockwise to
th edesir edposi tion(ex cep tposi tion0)
(Y page 114).
X To swit choff:tur nco ntrol 0083 count er-
clo ckwise toposi tion0 (Y page 114). Dua
l-zone autom atic clim atecont rol X
Turn theSm artKey toposi tion0048 intheign i-
tio nloc k(Y page 125).
X To act ivate: pressthe0058 button.
The indicat orlamp inthe0058 buttonlight s
up. Airflow andairdist ribut ionare setto
auto maticmod e.
or
X Pre ssthe0078 button.
The indicat orlamp inthe0078 buttongoes
out .The previous lysele cted settings are
res tored .
X To dea ctiv ate: pre ssthe0078 button.
The indicat orlamp inthe0078 buttonlight s
up.
i Dual-
zone auto maticclim atecontrol:
swit chon clim atecontrol prim arily usingth e
0058 button. Swit
ching cooling withairdeh umidi-
fica tion on/off
Gener alnot es If
you deac tivate the"Coolin gwit hair- dehu-
midi ficatio n"fun ction ,th eair inside theveh icle
will notbe cooled. Theairinside theveh icle
will also notbe dehum idified. Thewind owscan
fog upmor equic kly.Ther efore, onlydeac tivate
th e"Coolin gwit hair- dehum idificat ion"fun c-
tio nbrie fly.
The "Coolin gwit hair dehum idificat ion"fun c-
tio nis on lyavailab lewhen theen gin eis run -
nin g.The airinside theveh icle isco oled and
dehum idified according tothete mpe rature
sele cted.
Con densation may dripfrom theunde rside of
th eveh icle when itis in coolin gmod e.This is
no rm aland nota sign that there isamalf unc-
tio n.
Activ ating/d eactivating X
Pre ssthe005A button.
The indicat orlamp inthe005A buttonlight s
up orgoes out.
The indicat orlamp inthebut tonind icat es
th at theres pec tivefun ction isact ivat ed. The
"Coolin gwit hair dehum idificat ion"fun ction
has adelayed switch-off feat ure. 118
Op
era tingth eclim atecontr olsyst emsClim atecontr ol

Inhaling
theseexhaustgases ishazardo usto
heal thand canresul tin poiso ning. There isa
risk offatal injury. Therefore, neverleavethe
engine running anenclosed spacewithou t
adeq uate ventilation. G
WARNING
Flamma blemateria lsintroduced through
environmental influenceorby animal scan
ignite ifin contact withtheexhau stsystem
or parts ofthe engine thatheat up.There is
a risk offire.
Carry outregul archecks tomake surethat
there arenoflamma bleforeign materia lsin
the engine compartment orinthe exhau st
system.
Gene ralnotes The
engine runsatahigher speedduringthe
cold start procedu reso that thecataly ticcon-
verter canreach operatingtemperature more
qui ckly. Thesound ofthe engine maychange
duri ngthis time.
Automatic transmission X
Shift thetransmission topositio n005D
(Y page 134).
The transmission positionindicator onthe
multifu nctiondisplayshows 005D
(Y page 134).
i You
canstart theengine intransmission
positio ns005D and 005C.
Start ingprocedure withtheSmart Key To
start theengine usingtheSmartKey instead
of the Start/St opbutton, pullthe Start/St op
button outofthe ignition lock.
X Turn theSmartKey topositio n0049 inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125)andrelea seitas
soon asthe engine isrunning.
Start ingprocedure withtheStart /
Stop button The
Start/St opbutton canbeused tostart the
vehicle manuallywithou tinserting theSmart-
Key into theignition lock.TheStart/St opbut- ton
must beinserted inthe ignition lockand
the SmartKey mustbeinthe vehicle .This
mode forstarting theengine operatesinde-
pendently ofthe ECO start/stop automatic
engine startfunction.
You canstart theengine ifavali dSmartKey is
in the vehicle .Switch offthe engine and
alw ays take theSmartKey withyouwhen leav-
ing the vehicle ,even ifyou only leaveitfor a
short time.Payattention tothe important
safety notes.
X Depress thebrake pedaland keep it
depres sed.
X Press theStart/St opbutton once
(Y page 125).
The engine starts.
Start ingprocedure viasmart phone Observe
theimportant safetynotesonstarting
the engine (Ypage 126).
You canalso start yourengine viayou rsmart-
phone fromoutsid ethe vehicle .In this case,
the previou slyselected climatecontrolsetting
is activated. Inthis way youcan cool orheat
the interior ofthe vehicle beforestarting the
journey.
Only start theengine viayou rsmartphone ifit
is safe tostart andruntheengine whereyour
vehicle isparked.
Observe thelega lstipul ations inthe area
where yourvehicle isparked. Enginestartvia
smartphone maybelimi ted tocertain coun-
tries orregions.
You canexecute amaximum oftwo consecu-
tive starting attempts viayou rsmartphone. If
you insert theSmartKey intotheignition lock,
you can carry outtwo more starting attempts.
Once youhave started theengine, youcan
switch theengine offvia you rsmartphone at
any time.
You canonly start theengine viayou rsmart-
phone if:
R the SmartKey isin the ignition lock
R park positio n005D isselected
R the accelera torpeda lis not depres sed
R the alarm for the anti-theft alarm system is
not set
R the panic alarm isnot activated
R the hazard warning lampsare switched off
R the hood isclosed Drivi
ng
127Drivi ngand parking Z

ECO
star t/s top functi on
Intr odu ction The
ECO start /stopfun ction swit ches the
eng ineoffauto maticall yif th eveh icle isstop-
ped unde rcer tain condition s.
The enginestart sauto maticall ywhen the
driv erwant sto pull away again.The ECO
st art /stopfun ction thereb yhelps youto
reduc eth efuel consump tionand emis sionsof
your vehicle.
Imp ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
If th eeng ineisswit ched off auto maticall y
and youexitth eveh icle,th eeng ineis
res tartedauto maticall y.The vehicle may
begin moving.Ther eis arisk ofacc iden tand
inj ury.
If you wish toexi tth eveh icle,always turn
off theign ition and secure theveh icle
again stroll ing away.
Gener alnot es 0043
ECO start /stopdispl ay
The ECO start /stopfun ction isact ivat ed
when everyoustart theeng ineusin gth e
Sm artKey ortheSt art /S topbutt on.
If th eeng inehas been switched off auto mati-
cally bytheECO start /stopfun ction ,th e00D6
ECO symb olisshow nin themult ifunction dis-
play.
Mer cedes -AMGvehi cles: theECO start /stop
fun ction isavailabl eon lyin driv epro gram 0065.
Aut oma ticengine switch-off If
th eveh icle isbrak edtoast ands tillwith the
tr ans miss ioninposit ion005Bor005C, theECO
st art /stopfun ction will swit choff theeng ine
auto maticall y. The
ECO start /stopfun ction isoper ational
when :
R theind icat orlamp intheECO buttonis lit
gre en
R theoff -road program isdeac tivate d
R theout side temper atureis with intheran ge
th at issuit able forthesyst em
R theeng ineisat norm aloper atingte mper a-
tur e
R theset temper aturefor theveh icle interio r
has been reached
R thebat tery issuff iciently ch arge d
R thesyst emdetectsth at thewind shieldis
no tfog ged upwhen theair- con dition ing sys-
te m isswit ched on
R thehood isclo sed
R thedriv er'sdoor isclo sed and thedriv er's
seat beltisfast ened
All oftheveh icle'ssyst ems remainactive
when theeng ineisstopped automaticall y.
The HOLD function can also beact ivat edifth e
eng inehas been switched off auto maticall y.It
is then notnec essar yto con tinue applyin gth e
brak esdurin gth eauto maticstop phase .When
you depr esstheacc eler atorpedal, theeng ine
st art sauto maticall yand thebrak ingeffect of
th eHO LD function isdeac tivate d.
Aut omat iceng ineswit ch-off can takeplac ea
max imum offour timesinarow (initial stop,
th en three subse quentst ops) .
Aut oma ticengine star t The
enginestart sauto maticall yif:
R you switchoff theECO start /stopfun ction
by pres singth eECO button
R in trans miss ionposit ion005Bor005C, thebrak e
pedal isrele ased andtheHO LD function is
no tact ive
R you depr esstheacc eler atorpedal
R you engage revers egear 005E
R you mov eth etrans miss ionout ofposit ion
005D
R you activat eth eoff -road program
R you unfasten your seatbeltoropen thedriv -
er' sdoor
R theveh icle start sto roll
R thebrak esyst emrequi resthis
R thete mper aturein theveh icle interio rdevi -
ate sfrom theset range Driv
ing
129Drivingand parking Z

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

Dri
veprogr am S+(Sp ortPlu s)
Dr ive programS+ isch arac teriz ed bythefo l-
lowin g:
R theveh icleex hibi tspart icularl yspo rty dri v-
in g ch arac teris tics .
R theaut oma tic trans mis sionshi fts up later.
R thefue lco nsumpt ionpossiblybein ghig her
as ares ult ofthelat er aut oma tic trans mis -
sio nshi ftpoin ts.
R thesusp ensio nex hibi tspart icularl yst iff
spr ingin gand damp ing set ting s(ve hicles
wit hAM Gadapt ivespo rtsusp ensio nsys-
te m).
R glid ing mod eis no tavail able.
R theECO start /stopfun ction isno tavail able.
Dri veprogr am RACE (vehicles withAMG
ad aptive sportsus pen sion system)
i The
RACE drive pro grammay notbe used
on norm alroa ds. RACE muston lybe act iva-
te dand used ondedi catedrac ecir cui ts,no t
on publi croa ds.
The RACE drive pro gramisch arac teriz ed by
th efo llowi ng:
R theveh icleex hibi tsdri vin gch arac teris tics
suit able forth erac etrac k.
R all veh iclesyst ems aresetformax imum
spo rtin ess .
R theaut oma tic trans mis sionshi fts up later.
R thefue lco nsumpt ionpossiblybein ghig her
as ares ult ofthelat er aut oma tic trans mis -
sio nshi ftpoin ts.
R thesusp ensio nex hibi tspart icularl yst iff
spr ingin gand damp ing set ting s.
R glid ing mod eis no tavail able.
R theECO start /stopfun ction isno tavail able. Ma
nua lgea rshif ting
Gen eral not es You
canchang egear yourselfusingth est eer -
in g whee lpaddl eshi fters .The trans mis sion
mus tbe inpos ition 005Btodo this.
De pen dingon whic hsteer ing whee lpaddl e
shi fter ispulle d,theaut oma tic trans mis sion
imm ediat elyshifts in to thene xt gear down or
up, ifper mitted. Mer
cedes-AMG vehicles :to use man ualshift-
in g, you havetw oopt ions:
R tempo raryset ting
R per man entset ting
If you activat eman ualgear shiftin g, themult i-
fun ction disp laywill showthecur ren tgear
in st ead oftrans mis sionpos ition 005B.
If man ualgear shiftin g is deac tivat ed, thegear s
will besele cted aut oma tical ly.
Te mp oraryset ting X
To act ivate: shifttheDI RECT SELECT lever
to pos ition 005B.
X Pull steer ing whee lpaddl eshi fter 0043 or0044.
Tem porary setting will beact ive fora ce rtain
amo untoftime. Under certain cond ition sth e
min imum amountoftime isex tend ed, e.g. in
th ecas eof latera lacc eler ation,duri ngan
ove rrun phas eor when drivin gon steep ter-
rain .
X To dea ctivate: pull steer ing whee lpaddl e
shi fter 0044 and holdit in plac e.
or
X Use theDI RECT SELECT leverto swit chthe
tr ans mis sionpos ition .
or X Allveh icles (ex cept Mer cedes -AMG vehi-
cle s): use theDY NA MIC SELECT but tonto
ch ang eth edri ve pro gram.
Mer cedes -AMG vehicles: use theDY NA MIC
SE LECT control ler tochang eth edri ve pro -
gra m. 140
Aut
omatic tran sm issionDri ving andpa rki ng

Problems
withfuelandthefuel tank Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions Fuel
isleaking fromthe
vehicle. The
fuel lineorthe fuel tank isfaulty.
G WARNING
Risk ofexplosion orfire.
X Apply theelectric parking brake.
X Switch offthe engine.
X Remove theSmartK eyfrom theignition lock.
or, invehicles withKEYLE SS-GO start- functionorKEYLE SS‑GO
X Open thedriver's door.
The vehicle electron icsare now inposition 005A.This isthe same
as the SmartK eybeing removed fromtheignition.
X Do not restart theengine underanycircumst ances.
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. The
fuel filler flapcan-
not beopened. The
fuel filler flapisnot unlocked.
X Unlock thevehicle (Ypage 69). The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Unlock thevehicle usingthemechanical key(Ypage 76). The
fuel filler flapisunlocked, buttheopening mechanism isjam-
med.
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. Parking
Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
Flammable materialsuchasleaves, grassor
twigs mayignite ifthey come intocontact
with hotparts ofthe exhaust systemor
exhaust gasflow. There isarisk offire.
Park thevehicle sothat noflammable mate-
rials come intocontactwith parts ofthe
vehicle whicharehot. Take particular care
not topark ondry grassland orharvested
grain fields. G
WARNING
If children areleft unsupervised inthe vehi-
cle, they could:
R operate thevehicle's equipment Additionally,
childrencouldsetthe vehicle in
motion if,for example, they:
R release theparking brake
R shift theautomatic transmissionoutof
park position 005D
R start theengine
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
Never leavechildren oranimals unattended
in the vehicle.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
SmartK eywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applie sfor the Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect.
! Always
securethevehicle correctlyagainst
rolling away.Otherwise, thevehicle orits
drivetrain couldbedamaged. Park
ing
145Driving andparking 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
Par
kingDriving andparking