belt MERCEDES-BENZ GLA 2020 Owner's Manual

If
it is absol utely necessary tocarry achild on
the front passe ngerseat, besure toobserve
the information onthe "Occupa ntCla ssifica -
tion System (OCS)"(Ypage 47).There youwill
also findinformation ondisa bling thefront
passe ngerfront airbag.
All child restraint systemsmustmeet thefol-
lowi ngstandards:
R U.S. Federal MotorVehicle SafetyStandards
213 and225
R Cana dianMotor Vehicle SafetyStandards
213 and210.2
Confirma tionthat thechild restraint system
corresponds tothe standards canbefound on
an instruction labelon the child restraint sys-
tem. Thisconfirmation canalso befound in
the installa tioninstructions thatareinclude d
with thechild restraint system.
Observe thewarning labels inthe vehicle inte-
rior and onthe child restraint system. LATC
H-type (ISOFI X)chil dseat
sec uring system G
WARNING
For LATCH-type (ISOFIX)childrestraint sys-
tems inwhich thechild issecured usingthe
safety beltintegrated inthe child restraint
system, themaximum permissibleweig htof
the child andchild restraint systemtogether
is 73 lbs (33 kg).
If the child andthechild restraint system
together weighmore than73lbs (33 kg),the
LATCH-type (ISOFIX)childrestraint system
with integrated safetybeltnolonger offers
sufficie ntprotection. TheLATCH-type (ISO-
FIX) child seatsecuring systemmaybeover-
load ed,and thechild maynotberestrained
in an accident, forexample .This poses an
increased riskofinjury oreven fatalinjury.
If the child andthechild restraint system
together weighmore than73lbs (33 kg),
use only aLATCH-type (ISOFIX)child
restraint systeminwhich thechild isalso
secured withthevehicle seatbelt. Also
secure thechild restraint systemwiththe
Top Tether belt,ifavai lable. Regu
larlycheck thatthepermissi blegross
weig htofthe child together withthechild
restraint systemisstill maintained .
Alway scomply withthemanufacture r'sinstal-
lation andopera tinginstructions forthe child
restraint systemused.
Before everytrip,make surethattheLATCH-
type (ISOFIX) childrestraint systemisengaged
correctly inboth LATCH-type (ISOFIX)securing
rings
! When
installi ngthe child restraint system,
make surethattheseat beltforthe middl e
seat does notgettrapped .The seat belt
could otherwise bedama ged. X
Install theLATCH-type (ISOFIX)child
restraint systemonboth LATCH-type (ISO-
FIX) securing rings0043.
ISOFIX isastandardi zedsecuring systemfor
specia llydesig nedchild restraint systemson
the rear seats. LATCH-type (ISOFIX)securing
rings fortwo LATCH-type (ISOFIX)child
restraint systemsareinstalle don the left and
right ofthe rear seats.
Non-LATCH-type (ISOFIX)childseats mayalso
be used andcanbeinstalle dusing thevehi-
cle's seatbeltsystem. Installthechild seat
according tothe manufacture r'sinstructions. Top
Tether
Introductio n Top
Tether provide san addi tional connection
betwee nthe child restraint systemsecured
with aLATCH-type (ISOFIX)systemandthe
vehicle .This helps reduce therisk ofinjury
even further. Ifthe child restraint systemis
equi pped withaTop Tether belt,thisshoul d
alw ays beused . 56
Chil
dren inthe vehic leSafety

Imp
ortant safety notes G
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If th erear seat backrest sare notloc ked,
th ey could foldfor wards intheeve ntofan
acc iden t,heav ybrak ingorsudde nch ang es
of dire ction .As ares ult,ch ild res train tsys-
te ms cannotper formtheir intended protec-
ti ve fun ction .Rear seatbackrest sth at are
no tloc kedcan also causeaddit ionalinj u-
ries ,e. g. intheeve ntofan acc iden t.This
pos esan increas edriskof injury oreve n
fat alinj ury.
Alw ays lockrear seat backrest saft erins tal-
lin gaTop Tether belt.Obs erveth eloc kver i-
fic ati on indicat or.Adjus tth erear seat
bac krest sso that they are inan upri ghtposi-
ti on .
If th erear backrest isno ten gage dand locked,
th ered lockver ification indicat orwill bevisible
(Y page 255).
Top Tether anch orages The
Top Tether anchorages arelocate don the
rear side oftheseat backrest s. Veh
icles withadjust abl ehea dres train ts:
X Mov ehead restrain t0043 up.
X Rout eTop Tether belt 0085und erhead
res train t0043 between thetwo head restrain t
bars .
Veh icles withoutadjust abl ehea d
res train ts:
X Top Tether belt with onebelt stra p: rout e
Top Tether belt 0085centrally overhead
res train t0043.
or
X Top
Tether belt with twobelt stra ps :
rout eon eTop Tether belt 0085tothelef tand
on eto therig ht past theside ofhead
res train t0043.
All veh icles:
X Inst all theLA TCH -type (ISOF IX) child
res train tsyst emwithTop Tether .Alw ays
co mply withth ech ild res train tsyst emman -
ufac turer'sins tallation instruct ionswhen
doin gso.
X Ho ok Top Tether hook0087 ofTop Tether
belt 0085intoTop Tether anchorage 0044.
Mak esur eth at:
R Top Tether hook0087 ishoo kedint oTop
Tet her anchorage 0044assho wn
R Top Tether belt 0085isno ttwi sted
R Top Tether belt 0085isrout edbet ween the
seat backrest and cargocompar tment
co ver ifth ecar gocompar tmentco ver is
ins talled
X Ten sion TopTether belt 0085.Always comply
wit hth ech ild res train tsyst emman ufactur-
er' sins tallat ion instruct ionswhen doingso.
Veh icles withadjust abl ehea dres train ts:
X Mov ehead restrain t0043 bac kdown again
slig htly ifne cessar y(Y page 96).Make
sur eth at you donotint erf ere withth eco r-
rec trout ingofTop Tether belt 0085. Child
restrain tsys tem onthefront -
pa sseng ersea t
Gener alnot es Ac
cid entst ati stics sho wthat childr ensec ured
in therear seatsare saferthan childr en
sec ured inthefron t-pass enger seat .Fo rth is
reas on,Mer cedes- Benzst ron gly advi sesthat Child
renintheveh icle
57Safet y Z

you
inst all thech ild res train tsyst emonarear
seat .
If it is abso lutely necessar yto inst all ach ild
res train tsyst emonthefron t-pass enger seat ,
always observeth einst ruc tion sand safety
no teson the"Oc cup ant Class ification Sys tem
(OCS )"(Y page 47).
You canthus avo idtheris ks that could arise
as ares ult of:
R an inco rrec tly cat ego rized per son inthe
fr on t-pass enger seat
R deac tivat ing th efron tpass enger fron tair
bag uninten tion ally
R theuns uitable position ing of thech ild
res train tsyst em, e.g. tooclo setothedash -
boar d
Rea rwa rd-facin gchil dre stra int sys tem If
cir cum stanc esreq uire youtosec ure ach ild
in arear ward -faci ng child res train tsyst emon
th efron t-pass enger seat ,always makesur e
th at thefron tpass enger fron tair bag isdeac ti-
vat ed. Onlyifth ePA SS EN GER AIR BA GOF F
in dic ato rlamp islit continuousl y(Y page 40),
is thefron tpass enger fron tair bag deac tiva-
te d.
Al ways observeth ech ild res train tsyst em
man ufacturer'sin st allat ionand oper ating
in st ruc tion s.
For war d-fa cing childre stra int sys tem If
it is abso lutely necessar yto inst all a
for ward -faci ng child res train tsyst emonthe
fr on t-pass enger seat ,always moveth efron t-
pass enger seat asfar bac kas pos sible.Full y
ret rac tth eseat cushion length. The entire
base ofthech ild res train tsyst emmus talways
res ton theseat cushion ofthefron t-
pass enger seat .The backrest ofthech ild
res train tsyst emmus tlie asflat aspos sible
again stthebac krest ofthefron t-pass enger
seat .The child res train tsyst emmus tno t
to uch theroo for be subj ectedto aload bythe
head restrain t.Ad jus tth eang leof theseat
bac krest and thehead restrain tpos ition
acc ordingly. Always makesur eth at thesho ul-
der belt strap isco rrec tly rou tedfrom theveh i-
cle belt outlettothesho ulder beltguide on
th ech ild res train tsyst em. Theshoulder belt
st rap mus tbe rou tedfor ward anddown from
th eveh iclebelt outlet.If ne cessar y,adj ust the veh
iclebelt outletand thefron t-pass enger
seat accordingly.
Al ways observeth ech ild res train tsyst em
man ufacturer'sin st allat ionand oper ating
in st ruc tion s. Chil
d-pr oof locks
Imp ortant saf ety notes G
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If ch ildr enare travel ing in theveh icle, they
co uld:
R open doors,th us endan gering ot her peo-
ple orroa duser s
R exitth eveh icleand becaug htby oncom-
in g traff ic
R oper atevehicleequip mentand become
tr apped
The reisaris kof an acc iden tand injur y.
Al ways activat eth ech ild- pro ofloc ksand
ove rride feat ure ifch ildr enare travel ing in
th eveh icle. Whe nleav ing th eveh icle,
always taketh eke ywit hyou and lockth e
veh icle. Nev erleav ech ildr enunat tend ed in
th eveh icle.
Ov err ide feat ure for:
R therear doors(Y page 59)
R therear side windows (Ypage 59) G
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NING
If you leavech ildr enuns uper vised inthe
veh icle, they could set itin mot ionby,for
ex ampl e:
R rel ease thepark ing brak e.
R shi fttheaut oma tic trans mis sion outof
th epark ing pos ition P.
R start theen gin e.
In addit ion,th ey may operatevehicleequip -
men tand become trapped .The reisaris kof
an acc iden tand injur y.
Whe nleav ing th eveh icle, always taketh e
Sm artKey withyou and lockth eveh icle.
Nev erleav ech ildr enuns uper vised inthe
veh icle. 58
Child
reninthe vehicleSa fet y

Corr
ectdriver 'sseat position G
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NING
You couldlose control of your vehicle ifyou
do thefoll owin gwhile driving:
R adj ust thedriv er'sseat ,head restraint ,
st eer ing wheel ormir rors
R fast entheseat belt
Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
Adj ust thedriv er'sseat ,head restraint ,
st eer ing wheel andmirror and fastenyour
seat beltbefore start ing theen gin e. Obse
rveth efoll owin gwhen adjust ing steer ing
wheel 0043,seat belt0044and driver'sseat 0087:
R you areasfar away from thedriv er'sair bag
as poss ible
R you aresittin gin ano rm aluprig htposi tion
R your thighs aresligh tlysuppo rted bythe
seat cushion
R your legsarenoten tirely stret ched and you
can depr essthepedals properl y
R theback ofyour head issuppo rted ateye
leve lby thecen terof thehead restraint
R you can hold thest eer ing wheel withyour
arm ssligh tlyben t
R you can mov eyour legsfreely
R you can seeallthedispl aysintheins tru-
men tclus tercle arly R
you should have agood overview oftraff ic
con dition s
R theseat beltispulled snugly again stthe
body andisrout edacr oss thecen terof your
sho ulder andacross your hipsinthepelv ic
area
i Further relat edsubj ects:
R Ad jus tingth eseat sman ually
(Y page 94)
R Ad jus tingth eseat selec tricall y
(Y page 94)
R Ad jus tingth est eer ing wheel manually
(Y page 97)
R Fas tenin gth eseat beltcorrectly
(Y page 43)
R Ad jus tingth erear -view mirror and exte-
rior mirrors(Y page 98)
R Veh icles withamem oryfunct ion: sav-
ing theseat ,st eer ing wheel andexterior
mir ror settings usin gth emem oryfunction
(Y page 101) Seat
s Imp
ortant safety notes G
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Childr encoul dbec ome trapped ifth ey
adj ust theseat s,part icular lywhen unatten-
ded. Thereis aris kof injury.
When leavingtheveh icle,always taketh e
Sm artKey withyou and lockth eveh icle.This
also applies fortheDig ital Veh icle Key ifth e
"Dig italVeh icle Key" function isact ivat edvia
Mer cedesme connect.Nev erleave childre n
uns uperv isedintheveh icle.
The seat scan still be adjust edwhen there is
no Sm artKey intheign ition lock. G
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NING
When youadjust aseat ,you orother vehicle
occ upan tscoul dbec ome trapped, e.g.on
th eseat guide rail.Ther eis aris kof injury.
When adjust ing aseat ,mak esure that no
on ehas any body partsin thesweep ofthe
seat . 92
Seat
sSeat s,steerin gwheel andmirro rs

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

Adj
usting thehea dres train ts
Imp ortant safety notes G
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You could lose control ofyour vehicleif you
do thefol lowin gwhile drivin g:
R adj ust thedri ver 'sseat ,head restrain t,
st eer ing whee lor mir rors
R fas tenth eseat belt
The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
Ad jus tth edri ver 'sseat ,head restrain t,
st eer ing whee land mirror and fastenyour
seat beltbefore start ing theen gin e. G
WAR
NING
If th ehead restrain tsare notins talled ornot
adj ust edcorrec tly, they can notpro videpro -
te ction asintended. Thereisan increas ed
ris kof injury inthehead andneck area, e.g.
in theeve ntofan acc iden tor when braking.
Alw ays drive wit hth ehead restrain tsins tal-
led. Befor edri vin goff ,mak esur efor eve ry
veh icleoc cup ant that thece nter ofthehead
res train tsupp ortsth ebac kof thehead at
about eyelevel.
Usi ngthefor e-and -aftadj ust men t,adj ust the
head restrain tso that itis as clo seaspos sible
to your head.
Gene ralnot es Fo
rveh icles wit hspo rts seat syou cannot
adj ust thefron thead restrain tsor theout er
rear head restrain ts. Adj
usting thehea dres train tsma nua lly Adj
usting thehea dres train theig ht X
To raise: pullthehead restrain tup tothe
desi redposition .
X To lower :pre ssrelease catch0043 inthe
dir ection ofthearr ow and push thehead
res train tdown tothedesi redposition .
Adj usting thefor e/af tpos ition ofthe
hea dres train t Wit
hth is fun ction you can adjust thedist ance
bet ween thehead restrain tand thebac kof
th eseat occup ant'shead .
X To mov efor war ds:pull thehead restrain t
for ward sin thedir ection ofthearr ow untilit
en gage s.
The reare several notches .
X To mov eback wards:pre ssand hold
rel ease button0043 and push thehead
res train tbac kwa rds.
X When thehead restrain tis in thedesi red
pos ition ,rel ease thebut tonand makesur e
th at thehead restrain tis en gage din pos i-
ti on . Sea
ts
95Seats,ste ering wheel andmirro rs Z

The
three redindicator lampsinthe button
indicate theheating levelyouhave selected.
The system automatically switchesdownfrom
level 3to level 2after approximately eight
minutes. The
system automatically switchesdownfrom
level 2to level 1after approximately ten
minutes.
The system automatically switchesoffapprox-
imately 20minutes afteritis set tolevel 1.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock(Ypage 125).
X To switch on:press button 0043repeatedly
until thedesired heating levelisset.
X To switch off:press button 0043repeatedly
until allthe indicator lampsgoout.
i If
the battery voltage istoo low, theseat
heating mayswitch off.
Problems withtheseat heating Problem
Possible
causes/conse quencesand0050 0050
Solutions The
seat heating has
switched offprema-
turely orcann otbe
switched on. The
on-board voltageistoo low because toomany electric alcon-
sumers areswitched on.
X Switch offelectric alconsumer sthat youdonot need, suchasthe
rear window defrosteror inter iorlighting.
Once thebattery issufficient lycharged, theseat heating will
switch backonautomatically. Steering
wheel Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
You could losecontrolofyour vehicle ifyou
do the following whiledriving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel ormirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accident .
Adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel andmirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore startingthe engine. G
WARNIN
G
Children couldinjure themselves ifthey
adjust thesteerin gwheel. Thereisarisk of
injury. Never
leavechildren unsupervised inthe
vehicle.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
Smart Keywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applies forthe Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect. Adjust
ingthe steering wheel G
WARNIN
G
If the steerin gwheel isunlocked whilethe
vehicle isin motion ,it could change position
unexpect edly.Thiscould cause youtolose
cont rolofthe vehicle. Thereisarisk ofan
accident . Steering
wheel
97Seats,steering wheelandmirrors
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
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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

The
electric parking brakeisnot automatically
applied ifthe engine isswitched offbythe
ECO start/stopfunct ion.
Releasing automat ically Your
vehicle's electricparking brakeisauto-
matically releasedifall ofthe following condi-
tions aremet:
R The engine isrunnin g
R The trans mission isin position 005Bor005E and
you depress theaccelerator pedalorshift
from position 005Dto005B or005E
R The seat beltisfasten ed
If the trans mission isin position 005E,thetail-
gate must beclosed.
If your seatbeltisnot fasten ed,the following
condit ionsmust befulfilled toautomatically
release theelectric parking brake:
R The driver's doorisclosed.
R You areshiftin gfrom transmission position
005D orhave previously drivenatspeeds
greater than2mph (3km/ h)
Ens ure that youdonot depress theaccelera-
tor pedal unintention ally.Otherwise, thepark-
ing brake willbereleased andthevehicle will
start tomove.
Emergency braking The
vehicle canalso bebraked duringan
emergenc yby using theelectric parking brake.
X While driving, pushhandle 0043ofthe electric
parking brake(Ypage 147).
The vehicle isbraked aslong asyou keep
handle 0043ofthe electric parking brake
pressed. Thelonger theelectric parking
brake handle 0043isdepressed, thegreater
the braking force.
During braking:
R awarning tonesounds
R the Release ParkingBrake Release
ParkingBrakemessage
appears
R the red 0049 (USAonly)or0024 (Canada
only) indicator lampinthe instr ument clus-
ter flashes
When thevehicle hasbeen braked toastand-
still, theelectric parking brakeisapplied. Park
ingthe vehicle foralong period
If you leave thevehicle parkedforlonger than
four weeks, thebattery maybedamaged by
exhaustive discharging.
If you leave thevehicle parkedforlonger than
six weeks, thevehicle maysuffer damage asa
result oflack ofuse.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop and
seek advice.
i You
canobtain informationabout trickle
chargers fromaqualified specialist work-
shop. Driving
tips General
notes
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
If you switch offthe ignition whiledriving,
safety-relevan tfunct ionsareonly availab le
with limitations, ornot atall. This could
affect ,for example, thepower steerin gand
the brake boosting effect.You willrequire
considerably moreeffort tosteer andbrake.
There isarisk ofan accident .
Do not switch offthe ignition whiledriving. G
WARNIN
G
Mobile commun icationsequipment distracts
the driver fromtrafficcondit ions.Inaddi-
tion, thedriver couldlosecontrolofthe
vehicle. Thereisarisk ofan accident .
As adriver, usemobile commun ications
equipment onlywhen thevehicle isat a
standst ill.
As avehicle occupant ,use mobile commun i-
cations equipment onlyinthe designated
area, e.g.therear passenger compartment.
Observe thelegal requirement sfor the count ry
in which youaredriving. Somejurisdict ions
prohibit thedriver fromusing amobile phone
while driving avehicle.
If you make acall while driving, alwaysuse
hands-f reemode. Onlyoperate thetelephone 148
Driving
tipsDriving andparking

To
activate Active Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC,
all the following conditionsmust befulfilled:
R the engine mustbestart ed.Itmay take up
to two minutes ofdriving beforeActive Dis-
tanc eAssist DISTRONIC isready foruse.
R the electric parking brakemustbereleased.
R ESP ®
must beactive, butnot inter vening.
R Act ive Parking Assistmustnotbeactivated.
R the trans mission mustbeinposition 005B.
R the driver's doormust beclosed whenyou
shift from 005Dto005B oryour seatbeltmust
be fasten ed.
R the front -passenger doormust beclosed.
R DSR must bedeactivated.
R the vehicle mustnotskid.
Activating X Briefly pullthecruise controllever towards
you 0085,up0043 ordown 0044.
Act ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC isactiva-
ted.
X Keep thecruise controllever pressed up0043
or down 0044until thedesired speedisset.
X Remove yourfootfrom theaccelerator
pedal.
Your vehicle adaptsitsspeed tothat ofthe
vehicle infront ,but only uptothe desired
stored speed.
i If
you donot fully release theaccelerator
pedal, theAct. Distance AssistSus‐ Act.
Distance AssistSus‐
pended pended
message appearsinthe multifunc-
tion display .The setdistance toaslower-
moving vehicleinfront willthen notbe
maintained. Youwillbedriving atthe speed
you determin eby the position ofthe accel-
erator pedal.
Act. Distance AssistSuspended Act.
Distance AssistSuspendedYou can
also activate Active Distan ceAssist
DIS TRONIC whenstation ary.Thelowest speed
that canbeset is20 mph (30km/ h).
Dri vin gwit hAct ive Dist ance Assi st
DIST RONIC Act
ivating atthecur rent speed orlas t
st or ed speed G
WAR
NING
If you callup thest or ed spe edand itdif fers
fr om thecur ren tspe ed, theveh icle acc eler -
at es ordec eler ates. Ifyou donotkn ow the st
or ed spe ed, theveh icle co uld acceler ate
or bra keune xpec tedly. Thereisaris kof an
acc iden t.
Pay atte nt ion tothero ad and traff icco nd i-
ti on sbef orecal lingup thest or ed spe ed. If
you donotkn ow thest or ed spe ed, stor eth e
des iredspe edagain .
X Brief lypull thecr uise contro llev ertoward s
you 0085.
X Rem oveyour foot from theacc eler ator
peda l.
The first time Active Distanc eAs sis t
DI ST RON ICisact ivat ed, itstor es thecur ren t
spe edorreg ulat esthespe edoftheveh icle
to thepre viously stor ed spe ed.
Pu llin gawa yan ddr ivin g
X If
you wantto pullawa ywit hAct ive Dis-
ta nce Assi stDIST RONIC: rem oveyour foot
fr om thebra kepeda l.
X Brief lypull thecr uise contro llev ertoward s
you 0085.
or X If
Act ive Dist ance Assi stDIST RONICis
act ivated: acc eler atebri efly.
Your vehicle pulls away andadapt sits spe ed
to that oftheveh icle in fron t.Ifno veh icle is
det ectedin fron t,your vehicle acc eler ates
to theset speed.
The vehicle can also pullaway when itis fac ing
an uniden tifie dobs tacle or isdri vin gon adif -
fe ren tlin efrom another veh icle. The vehicle
th en bra kesaut omatically. Berea dytobra ke
at all times .
If th ere isno veh icle in fron t,Ac tive Distanc e
As sis tDI ST RON ICope rates inthesam eway
as cruise contro l.
If Ac tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RON ICdet ects a
slo wer -moving veh icle in fron t,itbra kesyour
veh icle. Inthis way, thedis tanc eyou have
sel ectedis main tained.
If Ac tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RON ICdet ects a
fas ter-mo vingveh icle in fron t,itincr ease sth e
dri vin gspe ed. Howev er,theveh icle ison ly
acc eler ated up tothespe edyou havest or ed.
i Ac
tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RON ICisdeac -
ti vat ed when youdepr essthebra ke,ex ce pt
when theveh icle isstat ion ary. Dri
ving systems
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