lights MERCEDES-BENZ GLA 2020 Owner's Manual

X
Insert thenew bulband engage itto the
stop.
X Press onhousi ngcover 0043and turn itto the
right.
Turn signals(halog enheadlamps) X
Switch offthe lights.
X Open thehood.
X Turn bulbholde r0043 <004600520058005100570048005500100046004F00520046004E005A004C0056
0048[ and
pul lout.
X Turn thebulb<004600520058005100570048005500100046004F00520046004E005A004C0056
0048[ andpullit
out ofbul bholde r0043.
X Insert thenew bulbinto bulbholde r0043.
X Insert bulbholde r0043 and turn itclockwise
until itengages . Replaci
ngrear bulbs
Openin gand closing theside trim pan-
els Left-hand
sidetrimpanel
You must opentheside trimpanel inthe cargo
compartment beforeyoucan repla cethe bulbs
in the taillamp s. X
To open: turnrelea seknob 0043counter-
clockwise andremove sidetrimpanel 0044.
X To clo se: insert sidetrimpanel 0044and turn
relea seknob 0043clockwise. Righ
t-hand sidetrimpanel
You must opentheside trimpanel inthe cargo
compartment beforeyoucan repla cethe bulbs
in the taillamp s.
X To open: releaseright-hand trimpanel 0043at
the top and fold itdown inthe direction of
the arrow.
X To clo se: repla ceside panel ing0043.
Tail lamps Due
totheir location, havethebulbsinthe
backup lamp(vehicl eswith halogen head -
lamp s)and rear foglamp inthe tailga te
changed ataqua lifiedspecia listworkshop.
X Switch offthe lights.
X Open thecargo compartment.
X Open theside trimpanel (Ypage 108). X
Rel ease andremove connector 0044.
X Hold thetaillamp andunscrew fender
nut 0043.
X Remove thetaillamp . 108
Replaci
ngbulbsLig hts and windshie ldwipers

Tail
lamps
X Loosen screws0087using ascrewdriver.
X Remove thebulb holder fromthetaillamp. Bulb
holder
0085 Turn signals
0083 Brake lamp
X Tur nsignal: pressthebulb gently intothe
bulb holder, turnitcount er-clockwise and
remove itfrom thebulb holder.
X Insert thenew bulb intothebulb holder and
turn itclock wise.
X Bra kelamp :remove thecorrespon ding
bulb from thebulb holder.
X Insert thenew bulb intothebulb holder.
X Insert thebulb holder intothetaillamp and
screw itfirmly intoplace usingscrews 0087.
X Insert thetaillamp intothevehicle.
X Tighten fendernut0043and re-est ablish con-
tact with conn ector 0044.
X Close theside trimpanel (Ypage 108). Windshield
wipers Switching
thewindshield wipers
on/off
! Do
not operate thewindshield wipers
when thewindshield isdry, asthis could
damage thewiper blades. Moreover, dust
that hascollected onthe windshield can
scratc hthe glass ifwiping takesplacewhen
the windshield isdry.
If it is necessary toswitch onthe windshield
wipers indry weather conditions,alway suse
washer fluidwhen operating thewindshield
wipers.
! If
the windshield wipersleavesmears on
the windshield afterthevehicle hasbeen
washed inan automatic carwash, waxor
other residues maybethe reason forthis.
Clean thewindshield usingwasher fluid
after washing thevehicle inan automatic
car wash. Combination
switch
0047 003F Windshield wiperoff
0048 0062 Intermitt entwipe, low(rain sensor
set tolow sensitivit y)
0049 0063 Intermitt entwipe, high(rain sensor
set tohigh sensitivit y)
004A 00AA Continuous wipe,slow
004B 00A9 Continuous wipe,fast
0084 00D3 Single wipe/00D4 Wipesthewind-
shield usingwasher fluid
X Switch onthe ignition.
X Turn thecombinat ionswitch tothe corre-
sponding position.
! Vehicles
witharain sensor: ifthe wind-
shield becomes dirtyindry weather condi-
tions, thewindshield wipersmaybeactiva-
ted inadverten tly.This could thendamage Windshield
wipers
109Lightsandwindshield wipers Z

X
Hold ontothe wiper arm with one hand .
With theother hand,turn wiper blade in
dir ectio nof arro w0043 away from thewiper
arm asfar asitwi llgo.
X Slid ecatch 0044inthe directio nof arro w0087
until itenga gesinthe remov alpos itionwi th
a noticea bleclick. X
Re move thewiper blade inthe directio nof
arro w0085 away from thewiper arm.
In stall ingthe wiper blade s X
Insert thenew wiper blade into thewiper
arm inthe directio nof arro w0043. X
Slid ecatch 0044inthe directio nof arro w0087
until itenga gesinthe locki ngpos itionwi th a
noticea bleclick.
X Make surethat thewiper blade issea ted
correctl y.
X Fold thewiper arm back onto thewind-
shi eld . X
Re move protective film 0043 ofthe servi ce
indi cator onthe tipofthe wiper blade.
If the colo rof the servi ceindi cator chang es
from blacktoyellow, thewiper blades shou ld
be repl aced .
i The
durati onofthe colo rchang evari es
dep endi ngon the usagecondi tions. Win
dshie ldwipers
111Lights andwindshi eld wi pers Z

Cha
nging therea rwind owwiper blade Rem
oving awiper blade X
Veh
icles withoutKEYLESS- GOorKEY-
LESS- GOstar tfu nct ion: remove the
Sm artKey from theign ition lock.
X Veh
icles withKEYLESS- GOorKEYLESS-
GO star tfu nct ion: switchoff theen gin e.
X Fol dwiper arm0085away from therear win-
dow.
X Pre ssbot hrele ase clips0044.
X Fol dwiper blade0043inthedire ction of
arr ow 0087away from wiper arm0085.
X Remo vewiper blade0043inthedire ction of
arr ow 0083. Inst
alling awiper blade X
Posi tionne wwiper blade0043withrec ess 0084
on lug 0083.
X Fol dwiper blade0043inthedire ction of
arr ow 0087onto thewiper arm,unt ilret aini ng
clip s0044 engage inbrac ket0085.
X Mak esure that wiper blade0043isseat ed
cor rectly.
X Fol dth ewiper armback onto therear win-
dow. Pr
oblem swith thewind shieldwiper s Pr
oblem Possi
blecauses/con sequences and0050 0050
Solu tions The
wind shieldwiper s
are jammed. Leav
esorsnow, forexample ,may beobst ructingth ewind shield
wiper moveme nt.The wiper motorhas been deactivate d.
X For safe tyreas ons,you should rem ove theSm artKey from the
ign ition lock.
X Remo vethecaus eof theobst ruction.
X Swit chthewind shieldwiper sback on. The
wind shieldwiper s
fail com pletely. The
wind shieldwiper driveis malf unctionin g.
X Sel ect another wiper speedon thecom binatio nswit ch.
X Hav eth ewind shieldwiper sch eck edataqualif iedspec ialist
work shop. The
wind shieldwashe r
fluid from thespr aynoz-
zle sno longer hitsth e
cen terof thewind -
shie ld. The
spraynozzles are misalign ed.
X Hav eth espr aynozzles adjust edataqualif iedspec ialist work-
sho p. 112
Wind
shield wipersLightsand winds hieldwiper s

Problems
withthe"Cool ingwith airdehum idification" function Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
indicator lampin
the 005A button flashes
three times orremains
off. The "Cooli ngwith
air <00470048004B00580050004C0047004C0049004C004600440057004C00520051
0005[
funct ioncannot be
switched on. Cooling
withairdehumidification hasbeen deactivated duetoa
malfunction .
X Visit aquali fiedspecialist workshop. Setting
climate controltoautom atic
General notes The
automatic climatecontrolfunct ionisonly
availa bleinconj unction withdual-zone auto-
matic climate control.
In automatic mode,thesettemperature is
maintained automatically ataconst antlevel.
The system automatically regulatesthetem-
perature ofthe dispensed air,the airflow and
the airdistribution.
The "Cooli ngwith air<00470048004B00580050004C0047004C0049004C004600440057004C00520051
0005[ func-
tion isactivated automatically inautomatic
mode.
Setting climate controltoautom atic X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0044inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X Set thedesired temperature.
X To activate: pressthe0058 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0058 button lights
up. Automatic airdistribution andairflow are
activated.
X To switch tomanua lmode: pressthe
004F or004A button.
or X Press the0097 or0095 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0058 button goes
out. Automatic airdistribution andairflow
are deactivated. Setting
thetemp eratu re
Air-conditioning system You
cansetthe temperature forthe entire
vehicle. Thesettemperature isautomatically
maintained ataconst antlevel.
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 2in the igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X To increase orreduce: turncontrol0043
counter -clockwiseorclockwise
(Y page 114). Onlychange thetemperature
settin gin small incremen ts.Start at72 ‡
(22 †).
Dual-zone automaticclimate control Differen
ttemperatures canbeset forthe driv-
er's andfront -passenger sides.Thesettem-
perature isautomatically maintainedatacon-
stant level.
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 2in the igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X To increase ordecrease: turncontrol0043
or 006D counter -clockwiseorclockwise
(Y page 116). Onlychange thetemperature
settin gin small incremen ts.Start at72 ‡
(22 †). Operat
ingthe climate controlsystems
119Climat econ trol

Setting
theairdistr ibution
Air-conditioning systemAir
distr ibution settings
0061 Directsair through thedefroster vents
009C Directsair through thecent erand side
air vent s
009B Directsair through thefootwell air
vent s
i You
canalso activate severalairdistribu-
tion settin gssimultaneously. Todo this,
press multiple airdistribution buttons.The
air isthen directed throughvariousvents.
i Regardle
ssofthe airdistribution setting,
airflow isalwa ysdirected throughtheside
air vent s.The side airvent scan only be
closed ifthe adjusters areturned clockwise
until theyengage.
Setting theairdistr ibution
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X Press oneormore ofthe 009C, 009B,0061
buttons.
The correspondin gindicator lamplights up
briefly.
Dual-zone automaticclimate control Air
distr ibution settings
0061 Directsair through thedefroster vents
009C Directsair through thecent erand side
air vent s
009B Directsair through thefootwell air
vent s
009F Directsair through thecent er,side and
footwell vents
0087 Directsair through thedefroster, center
and side airvent s
0086 Directsair through thedefroster and
footwell vents
008F Directsair through thedefroster, cen-
ter, side andfootwell vents
i Regardle
ssofthe airdistribution setting,
airflow isalwa ysdirected throughtheside
air vent s.The side airvent scan only be
closed ifthe adjusters areturned clockwise
until theyengage. Setting
theairdistr ibution
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X Press the004F or004A button repeatedly
until thedesired symbolappears inthe dis-
play . Setting
theairflow
Air-conditioning system X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X To increase orreduce: turncontrol0083
counter -clockwiseorclockwise
(Y page 114).
Dual-zone automaticclimate control X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X To increase orreduce: pressthe0097 or
0095 button. Switching
theZONE function on/off
This funct ionisonly availa blewith dual-zone
automatic climatecontrol.
X To activate: pressthe00D6 button.
The indicator lampinthe 00D6 button lights
up.
The temperature settingfor the driver's side
is not adopted forthe front -passenger side.
X To deactivat e:press the00D6 button.
The indicator lampinthe 00D6 button goes
out.
The temperature settingfor the driver's side
is adopted forthe front -passenger side. Defrosting
thewindshield
General notes You
canusethis funct iontodefrost thewind-
shield ortoclear afogged upwindshield and
side windows. 120
Operat
ingthe climate controlsystemsClimat econ trol

Rear
windo wdefro ster
Gen eral notes The
rearwi ndow defroste rha sa hig hcurr ent
dra w.Yousho uld there foreswitch itoff as
soo nas the rearwi ndow iscle ar. Othe rwise,
the rearwi ndow defroste rswi tches offauto-
mati callyafte rsev eralminu tes.
If the battery voltag eis too low, the rearwi n-
dow defroste rmay switch off. Ac
tivati ng/de acti vatin g X
Tu rn the Smar tKeytopos ition 0048 inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125 ).
X Pre ssthe 006C button.
The indicator lamp inthe 006C button lights
up orgoe sou t.
Prob lems with the rear windo wdefro ster Prob
lem Po
ssi blecau ses/ conse quen cesand 0050 0050
So luti ons The
rearwi ndow
def roste rha sdea ctiva -
ted prematu relyor can-
not beacti vate d. The
battery hasnot beensu ffici ently charged.
X Swi tch offany consu mersthatarenot required ,e.g. reading
la mps ,inter iorlighti ngorthe seathea ting.
Whe nthe battery issu ffici ently charged,the rearwi ndow
def roste rcan beacti vate dag ain. Sw
itchin gair-re circul ationmode
on /o ff
Gen eral notes Yo
ucan deactiva tethe flowof fres hairif
unp leas ant odorsare enter ingthe vehiclefrom
ou tsid e.The airal rea dyinsi dethe vehiclewi ll
then bereci rcul ated.
If yo uswi tch onair-reci rculation mod e,the
wi ndow scan fogupmore quickl y,in pa rticu lar
at low temp erature s.Only useair-reci rculation
mod ebri eflyto pre vent thewindow sfrom fog-
gi ng up.
The operationofair-reci rculation mod eis the
sa me forallcontrol panel s.
Ac tivati ng/de acti vatin g X
Tu rn the Smar tKeytopos ition 0048 inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X To acti vate :pre ssthe 008A button.
The indicator lamp inthe 008A button lights
up .
Dua l-zoneautomati ccl imate control :ai r-
reci rcul ation mod eis acti vate dau toma tically:
R at hig hou tsid etemp erature s
R at hig hlevel sof pol lution Whe
nair-reci rculation mod eis acti vate dau to-
mati cally,the indicator lamp inthe 008A but-
ton isnot lit. Ou tsid eairis ad ded afterab ou t
30 minu tes.
X To deac tivate:pressthe 008A button.
The indicator lamp inthe 008A button goes
ou t.
i Air-re circulation modedea ctiva tesauto-
mati cally:
R afte rap pro xima telyfiveminu tesatout-
sid etemp erature sbel ow appro xima tely
45 ‡(7 †)
R afte rap pro xima telyfiveminu tesifthe
"C ool ing with airdeh umidifica tion" func-
tion isdea ctiva ted
R afte rap pro xima tely30minu tesatoutsid e
temp erature sab ove appro xima tely45‡
(7 †) ifthe "Cool ing with deh umidifica -
tion" functi onisacti vate d Sw
itchin gthe residual heatonoroff
Gen eral notes The
residua lhea tfuncti onisonly availab lein
veh icles for Canad awi th dual-zone automa tic
cli mate control . 12
2 Ope
rating theclimate control systemsClimate control

It
is possib leto make useofthe residu alheat
of the engine tocontinue heatingthevehicle
for appro ximately 30minutes aftertheengine
has been switched off.The heating time
depends onthe setinterior temperature .
i The
blow erwil lrun atalow speed regard-
less ofthe airflowsetting.
i If
you activate theresidu alheat function at
high temperature s,only theventilation will
be activated. Theblow erruns atmediu m
speed .
i You
cannot usetheventilation tocool the
vehicle interior toatemperature lowerthan
the outsid etemperature .
Ac tivating/de activating X
Turn theSmartKey topositio n005A inthe igni-
tion lock orremove it(Y page 125).
X Press the004B button.
The indicator lampinthe 004B button lights
up orgoes out.
The indicator lampinthe button indicates
that therespective functionisactivated.
i Resi dualheat isdeactiva tedautoma tically:
R after appro ximately 30minutes
R when theignition isswitched on
R ifthe battery voltage drops Air
vents Important
safetynotes G
WARNING
Very hotorvery cold aircan flow from the
air vents. Thiscould resultin burns orfrost-
bite inthe immedi atevicinity ofthe air
vents. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatallvehicle occupants always
maintain asufficie ntdistance tothe airout-
lets. Ifnecessary ,redirect theairflowto
another areaofthe vehicle interior. In
order toensure thedirect flowoffresh air
through theairvents intothevehicle interior,
plea seobserve thefollow ingnotes:
R keep theairinlet betwee nthe windshi eld
and thehood freeofblockage s,such asice,
snow orlea ves.
R never covertheairvents orair intake grilles
in the vehicle interior.
i For
optimal climatecontrolinthe vehicle ,
open theairvents completely andsetthe
adjusters tothe central position. Setting
theairvents 0043
Side window defroster vent
0044 Side airvent
0049 Side airvent open
004A Side airvent closed
X To open aside airvent: turntheadjuster
in side airvent 0044tothe left inpositio n0049.
X To clo seaside airvent: turntheadjuster
in side airvent 0044clockwise asfar asitwil l
go topositio n004A.
i The
center andrear airvents areadjusted
in the same way. Ai
rvents
123Climate control Z

The
engine canbeswitched offwhile thevehi-
cle isin motion bypressing andholding the
Start /Stopbutton forthree seconds. This
funct ionoperates independent lyof the ECO
start /stopautomatic engineswitch-offfunc-
tion.
Key positions withtheStar t/Stop button 0043
Start /Stopbutton
0044 Ignit ionlock
As soon asthe ignition isswitched on,allthe
indicator lampsinthe instr ument cluster light
up.
For further informationonsituations inwhich
an indicator lampeither failstogo out after
the engine isstart edorlights upwhile driving,
please referto"Warning andindicator lampsin
the instr ument cluster" (Ypage 233).
If Start /Stopbutton 0043has notyetbeen
pressed, thisisthe same asthe Smart Key
being removed fromtheignition.
X To switch onthe power supply:press
Start /Stopbutton 0043once.
The power supply isswitched on.You can
now activate thewindshield wipers,for
example.
The power supply isswitched offagain if:
R the driver's doorisopened and
R you press Start/Stopbutton 0043twice when
in this position
X To switch onthe ignition: pressStart/
Stop button 0043twice.
The ignition isswitched on.
If you press Start/Stopbutton 0043once
when inthis position, theignition is
switched offagain. Removing
theStar t/Stop button
You canremove theStart /Stopbutton from
the ignition lockandstart thevehicle asnor-
mal using theSmart Key.
You canonly switch between Start/Stopbut-
ton mode andSmart Keyoperation whenthe
vehicle isstation ary.
You must alsoengage parkposition 005D.
X Remove Start/Stopbutton 0043from ignition
lock 0044.
You donot have toremove theStart /Stopbut-
ton from theignition lockwhen youleave the
vehicle. Youshould, however, alwaystake the
Smart Keywith youwhen leaving thevehicle.
As long asthe Smart Keyisin the vehicle:
R the vehicle canbestart edusing theStart /
Stop button
R the electric allypowered equipment canbe
operated Star
ting theengine
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
If children areleft unsupervised inthe vehi-
cle, they could:
R operate thevehicle's equipment
Addition ally,children couldsetthe vehicle in
motion if,for example, they:
R release theparking brake
R shift theautomatic transmission outof
park position 005D
R start theengine
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
Never leavechildren oranimals unattended
in the 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. G
DANGER
Combustion enginesemitpoisonous
exhaust gasessuchascarbon monoxide. 126
DrivingDriving
andparking

R
the syste mdetects moistureon the wind-
shi eld wh en the air-con ditio ning syste mis
sw itch edon
R the cond ition ofcha rge ofthe battery istoo
lo w
Shi ftin gthe transmi ssion topositio n005D does
not startthe engine.
De activ atin gor activ atin gthe ECO
start/ stopfun ction X
To dea ctivate :pre ssECO button 0043.
Indi cato rla mp 0044goes out.
X To activ ate :pre ssECO button 0043.
Indi cato rla mp 0044lights up.
If ind icator lamp 0044isoff ,the ECO start/sto p
fu nctio nha sbe en deacti vated manua lly or as
the resultof ama lfunctio n.The enginewill the
nnot beswitch edoff automa tically wh en
the vehiclestop s. AM
GPe rfo rmanc eex haus tsys tem
(M erc ede s-AMG vehic les)
Yo ucan choose betwe endiffe rent AMG Per-
for ma nce exhaust syste mvol um esusing the
po sitio nof the exhaust flap.
Each timeyo usta rtthe enginewith the Sma rt-
Key orthe Star t/Stop button, thequietes tse t-
ting isacti vated . Setti
ngthe volum e:
X Pre ssbutton 0043.
If yo use lect the loud estse tting ,ind icator
la mp 0044lights up. 13
0 Dr
ivi ngDr ivi ng andparki ng