light MERCEDES-BENZ GLA 2020 Owner's Guide

Opening
X
Fold therear seat backr estforwards
(Y page 255).
X Take themechan icalkey outofthe Smart -
Key (Ypage 71).
X Inser tmechan icalkey 0044into opening 0043in
the trim andpush itin.
X Open thetailgate.
X Inser tthe mechan icalkey into theSmart Key
(Y page 72). Emergency
releasebutton
You canopen thetrun klid from inside the
vehicle withtheemergen cyrelease button. X
Press emergen cyrelease button0043briefly.
The trunklid unlock sand opens.
The trunklid can beunlock edand opened with
the trun klid emergen cyrelease whenthevehi-
cle isstat ionary orwhile driving.
The trunklid emergen cyrelease doesnotopen
the trun klid ifthe batter yis discon nectedor
discharged. Trunk
lidemergen cyrelease light:
R Emer gencyrelease button0043flashes for
30 minut esafter thetrun klid isopened.
R Emer gencyrelease button0043flashes for
60 minut esafter thetrun klid isclosed. Side
windows Impor
tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
While opening theside windows, bodyparts
could become trappedbetween theside
window andthedoor frame asthe side win-
dow moves. Thereisarisk ofinjur y.
Make surethatnobody touches theside
window duringtheopening procedure. If
somebody becomestrapped,releasethe
switch orpull theswitch toclose theside
window again. G
WARN
ING
While closing theside windows, bodyparts
in the closing areacould become trapped.
There isarisk ofinjur y.
When closing makesurethatnoparts ofthe
body areinthe closing area.Ifsomebody
becomes trapped,releasetheswitch or
press theswitch toopen theside window
again. G
WARN
ING
If children operatetheside windows they
could become trapped, particularly ifthey
are left unsupervised. Thereisarisk of
injur y.
Act ivate theoverride featureforthe rear
side windows. Whenleaving thevehicle,
alway stake theSmart Keywith youand lock
the vehicle. Neverleavechildren unsuper-
vised inthe vehicle. Side
window reversing feature
The side windows areequipped withanauto-
matic revers ingfeature. Ifasolid objec tblocks Side
windows
83Openingandclosi ng Z

or
restric tsaside window fromtraveling
upwards duringtheautomatic closingprocess,
the side window opensagainautomatically.
During themanual closingprocess, theside
window onlyopens againautomatically after
the correspon dingswitch isreleased. The
automatic reversingfeatureisonly anaid and
does notrelieve youofthe responsibility to
pay atten tionwhen closing aside window. G
WARNING
The reversing featuredoesnotreact:
R to soft, lightandthin object s,e.g. fingers
R while adjusting
This means thatthereversing featurecan-
not prevent someone beingtrapped inthese
situations. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody parts areinclose
proximity duringtheclosing procedure. If
someone becomestrapped,pressthe0062
button toopen theside window again. Opening
andclosi ngthe side win-
dows
The switches forallside windows arelocated
on the driver's door.There isalso aswitch on
each doorforthe correspon dingsidewindow.
The switches onthe driver's doortakeprece-
dence. 0043
Fron tleft
0044 Fron tright
0087 Rear right
0085 Rear left X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock(Ypage 125).
X To open manua lly:press andhold thecor-
responding switch.
X To open fully: press theswitch beyond the
pressure pointandrelease it.
Automat icoperation isstart ed.
X To close manua lly:pull thecorrespon ding
switch andhold it.
X To close fully:pulltheswitch beyond the
pressure pointandrelease it.
Automat icoperation isstart ed.
X To interr uptautom aticoperat ion:press/
pull thecorrespon dingswitch again.
i If
you press/pull theswitch beyond the
point ofresistanc e,automatic operationis
start edinthe correspon dingdirection .You
can stop automatic operationbypressing/
pulling theswitch again.
i You
cancont inue tooperate theside win-
dows afteryouswitch offthe engine or
remove theSmart Key.Thisfunct ionremains
active forfive minutes oruntil thedriver's or
front -passenger doorisopened.
i When
theoverride featureforthe side win-
dows isactivated (Ypage 59),theside win-
dows cannotbe operated fromtherear. Conveni
enceopening
Vehicles withKEYL ESS-GO orKEYL ESS-GO
star tfunction: youcan vent ilate thevehicle
before youstart driving.
The Smart Keycanalso beused tocarry out
the following functionssimultaneously:
R unlock thevehicle
R open theside windows
R open thepanorama roofwith power tilt/slid-
ing panel andtheroller sunblind
The conv enienc eopening featurecanonly be
operated usingtheSmart Key.
The "conven ienceopening" featureisalso
availa blewhen thevehicle isunlocked.
i Vehicles
withKEYL ESS-GO orKEY-
LESS-GO startfunction: theSmart Key
must beinclose proximity tothe vehicle. 84
Side
window sOpening andclosing

X
Make surethatallthe side windows are
closed.
X Make surethatallthe side windows andthe
panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding panel
are closed.
On vehicles withapanorama roofwith power
tilt/sliding panel:
X Touch recessed sensorsurface 0043onthe
door handle againuntiltheroller sunblind of
the panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding
panel closes.
X To interru ptconven ienceclosing:release
recessed sensorsurface 0043onthe door
handle. Resetting
theside window s
If aside window cannolonger beclosed fully,
you must reset it. X
Close allthe doors.
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock(Ypage 125).
X Pull thecorresponding switchonthe door
cont rolpanel untiltheside window iscom-
pletely closed(Ypage 84).
X Hold theswitch foranadditional second.
If the side window opensagainslightly:
X Immediately pullthecorresponding switch
on the door controlpanel untiltheside win-
dow iscompletely closed(Ypage 84).
X Hold theswitch foranadditional second.
X Ifthe respective sidewindow remains
closed afterthebutton isreleased, thenit
has been setcorrect ly.Ifthis isnot the
case, repeat thesteps above. Problems
withtheside window s G
WARNING
If you close aside window againimmediately afterithas been blocked, theside window closes
with increased ormaximum force.Thereversing functionisthen notactive. Partsofthe body
could betrapped inthe closing areainthe process. Thisposes anincreased riskofinjury or
even fatalinjury.
Make surethatnoparts ofthe body areinthe closing area.Tostop theclosing process,
release theswitch orpush theswitch againtoreopen theside window. 86
Side
window sOpening andclosing

Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions A
side window cannot
be closed because itis
blocked byobject s,e.g.
leaves inthe window
guide. X
Remove theobject s.
X Close theside window. A
side window cannot
be closed andyoucan-
not see thecause. If
aside window isobstruct edduring closing andreopens again
slightly:
X Immediately afterthewindow blocks,pullthecorrespondin g
switch againuntiltheside window hasclosed.
The side window isclosed withincreased force.
If aside window isobstruct edagain during closing andreopens
again slightly:
X Immediately afterthewindow blocks,pullthecorrespondin g
switch againuntiltheside window hasclosed.
The side window isclosed without theautomatic reversingfea-
ture. The
side windows can-
not beopened orclosed
using theconven ience
opening/c losingfea-
ture. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 72)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 72). Panoram
aroof with power tilt/slid-
ing panel Import
antsafety notes
In the following section,theterm "slidingsun-
roof" refers tothe panorama roofwith power
tilt/sliding panel. G
WARNING
While opening andclosing thesliding sun-
roof, body parts inclose proximity could
become trapped. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody parts areinclose
proximity duringtheopening andclosing
procedures.
If somebody becomestrapped:
R release theswitch immediately, or
R during automatic operation, pushthe
switch brieflyinany direction
The opening orclosing procedure willbe
stopped. G
WARNING
If children operatethesliding sunroof they
could become trapped, particularly ifthey
are left unsupervised. Thereisarisk of
injury.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
SmartK eywith youand lock thevehicle.
Never leavechildren unsupervised inthe
vehicle. G
WARNING
At high speeds theraised sliding sunroof
automatically lowersslightly atthe rear. This
could trapyouorother persons. Thereisa
risk ofinjury. Makesurethatnobody rea-
ches intothesweep ofthe sliding sunroof
whilst thevehicle isin motion.
If somebody becomestrapped,immediately
pull back thesliding sunroof switch.The
sliding sunroof liftsduring opening. Panoram
aroof with power tilt/sliding panel
87Opening andclosing Z

!
Only
open thesliding sunroof ifit is free of
snow andice.Otherwise, malfunctions may
occur.
Do not allow anything toprotrude fromthe
sliding sunroof. Otherwise, theseals could
be damage d.
! The
weather canchange abruptly .It could
start torain orsnow. Makesurethatthe
sliding sunroof isclosed whenyouleave the
vehicle. Thevehicle electronics canbedam-
aged ifwater enters thevehicle interior.
i Resonance
noisescanoccur inaddition to
the usua lairflow noiseswhenthesliding
sunroof isopen. Theyarecaused byminor
pressure fluctuations inthe vehicle interior.
Change theposition ofthe sliding sunroof or
open aside window slightlytoreduce or
eliminate thesenoises. Sliding
sunroof reversing feature
In the followi ngsection, theterm "slidingsun-
roof" refers tothe panorama roofwith power
tilt/sliding panel.
The sliding sunroof isequip pedwith anauto-
matic reversing feature.Ifasolid object blocks
or restrict sthe sliding sunroof duringtheclos-
ing process, thesliding sunroof opensagain
automaticall y.However, theautomatic revers-
ing feature isonly anaid and does notrelieve
you ofthe responsibili tyof payi ngattent ion
when closing thesliding sunroof. G
WARNING
The reverse function doesnotreact inpar-
ticular:
R to soft, lightandthin objects, e.g.fingers
R over thelast 1/6 in(4 mm) ofthe closing
path
R while adjusting
R when closing thesliding sunroof again
manuall yimmediately afterautomatic
reversing
This means thatthereversing featurecan-
not prevent someone beingtrapped inthese
situations. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody parts areinclose
proximity duringtheclosing procedure. If
somebody becomestrapped:
R release thebutton immediately ,or
R briefly pushthebutton inany direction
during automatic closing.
The closing process isstopped. G
WARNING
If you close thesliding sunroof againimme-
diately afterithas been blocked orreset,
the sliding sunroof closeswithincreased
force.
Parts ofthe body could betrapped inthe
closing areainthe process. Thereisarisk of
injury orbecoming trapped.
Make surethatnoparts ofthe body arein
the closing area.
If somebody becomestrapped:
R release thebutton immediately ,or
R briefly pushthebutton inany direction
during automatic closing.
The closing process isstopped. Operating
thepanoram aroof with
power tilt/sliding panel
Opening andclosing 0043
Toraise
0044 Toopen
0087 Toclose/lower
The panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding
panel canonly beoperated whentheroller
sunblind isopen. 88
Panorama
roofwith powe rtilt/sliding panelOpeningandclosing

X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock(Ypage 125).
X Press orpull the0057 switch inthe corre-
sponding direction.
If you press/pull the0057 switch beyond the
point ofresistanc e,automatic operationis
start edinthe correspon dingdirection .You
can stop automatic operationbypressing/
pulling theswitch again.
Aft eropening thesliding sunroof, theroller
sunblind closesslightly automatically. This
reduces draftsinthe vehicle interior.
If the sliding sunroof israised atthe rear, it
lowers slightly automatically athigher speeds.
The noise levelinthe vehicle interioris
reduced asaresult.
At low speeds itraises againautomatically.
You canalso temporarily deactivateautomatic
lowering. Todo so, press the0057 switch. The
sliding sunroof raisesagainautomatically.
You cancont inue tooperate thesliding sun-
roof after switching offthe engine orremoving
the Smart Keyfrom theignition lock.Thisfunc-
tion remains activeforfive minutes oruntil
you open afront door.
The sliding sunroof cannotbe opened ifaroof
carrier isinstalled. Inorder toallow ventilation
of the vehicle interior,you can raise thesliding
sunroof.
If cont actismade witharoof carrier approved
by Mercedes- Benz,the sliding sunroof lowers
slightly butremains raisedatthe rear.
Rain-closing feature The
rain-c losing feature isonly availabl efor
vehicles witharain sensor.
When theSmart Keyisin position 005Ainthe
ignition lockorisremoved, thesliding sunroof
closes automatically:
R ifit start sto rain.
R at extr eme outside temperat ures.
R after sixhours.
R ifthere isamalfunct ioninthe power supply.
The panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding
panel remains raisedatthe rear inorder to
allow ventilation ofthe vehicle interior.
If the panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding
panel isobstruct edwhile being closed bythe
rain-c losing feature, itopens againslightly.
The rain-c losing feature isthen deactivated. The
panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding
panel doesnotclose if:
R itis raised atthe rear.
R itis blocked.
R no rain isfalling onthe area ofthe wind-
shield beingmonitoredbythe rain sensor. If
the vehicle, forexample, isunder abridge or
in acarport ,the field ofthe sensor maybe
covered. Operat
ingthe roller sunblind forthe
panora maroof with power tilt/slid-
ing panel
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Parts ofthe body could become trapped
between theroller sunblind andframe or
sliding sunroof duringautomatic openingor
closing. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
When opening orclosing, makesurethatno
body parts areinthe sweep ofthe roller
sunblind.
If somebody becomestrapped:
R release theswitch immediately, or
R during automatic operation, pushthe
switch brieflyinany direction
The opening orclosing procedure willbe
stopped.
The roller sunblind shieldsthevehicle interior
from sunlight. Theroller sunblind canonly be
opened andclosed whenthepanorama roof
with power tilt/sliding panelisclosed.
Roller sunblind reversing feature The
roller sunblind isequipped withanauto-
matic reversing feature.Ifasolid object blocks
or restr ictstheroller sunblind duringtheclos-
ing process, theroller sunblind opensagain
automatically. Theautomatic reversingfeature
is only anaid and isnot asubstitute foryour
atten tivenesswhen closing theroller sunblind. Panoram
aroof with power tilt/sliding panel
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G
WARNING
The reverse function doesnotreact inpar-
ticula r:
R to soft, light and thin objects, e.g.fingers
R when closingthe rollersunbl indagain
manua llyimmed iatelyafter automatic
reversi ng
This means thatthereversi ngfeatu recan-
not prevent someone being trappe din these
situa tions. There isarisk ofinjury .
When closingthe rollersunbl ind,make sure
that nobody parts areinthe range ofmove-
ment.
If someb odybecome strappe d:
R rele ase thebutton immediately,or
R brie flypus hthe button inany direction
duri ngautomatic closing.
The closi ngprocess isstoppe d.
Openi ngand closing 0043
Opens
0044 Opens
0087 Closes
X Turn theSmartKey toposi tion 0047or0048 in
the ignitio nlock (Ypag e125) .
X Press orpul lthe 0057 switch inthe corre-
spondi ngdire ction.
If you press/p ullthe 0057 switch beyond the
point ofresis tance, automatic operationis started
inthe correspo ndingdirection. You
can stop automatic operationbypressi ng/
pul ling theswitch again.
After openingthe panora maroof with power
tilt/sli dingpanel ,the rollersunbl indautomati-
call ycloses slightly. Thisreducesdrafts inthe
vehicl einterior.
Rese tting thepanorama roofwith
powe rtilt/s lidingpanel orthe rolle r
sunbl ind Res
etthe panora maroof with powertilt/sli d-
ing panel orthe rollersunbl indifthe panora ma
roof with powertilt/sli dingpanel orthe roller
sunbl inddoes notmove smoothly .
X Turn theSmartKey toposi tion 0047or0048 in
the ignitio nlock (Ypag e125).
X Pul lthe 0057 switch repea tedlytothe point
of resis tance inthe direction ofarrow 0043
until thepanora maroof with powertilt/sli d-
ing panel isfull yclosed .
X Keep the0057 switch pulled foranadd i-
tional second.
X Pul lthe 0057 switch repea tedlytothe point
of resis tance inthe direction ofarrow 0043
until therollersunbl indisfull yclosed .
X Keep the0057 switch pulled foranadd i-
tional second.
X Make surethatthepanora maroof with
pow ertilt/sli dingpanel andtherollersun-
bli nd can befullyopened andclosed again.
X Ifthis isnot thecase, repeatthe steps
abo ve. 90
Pano
rama roofwith pow ertilt/s lidingpanelOpeni ngand closi ng

Problems
withthepanora maroof with power tilt/sliding panel G
WARNING
If you donot reset thesliding sunroof afteramalfunction oravoltage drop,thenthereversing
feature willmalfunction ornot work. Thesliding sunroof closeswithincreased ormaximum
force. Partsofthe body could betrapped inthe closing areainthe process. Thisposes an
increased riskofinjury oreven fatalinjury.
In such orsimilar situations alwaysmake surethatnoparts ofthe body areinthe closing area.
Always resetthesliding sunroof afteramalfunction oravoltage drop.
! If
the sliding sunroof stillcannot beopened orclosed asaresult ofamalfunction ,cont acta
quali fiedspecialist workshop. Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
panorama roofwith
power tilt/sliding panel
cannot beclosed and
you cannot seethe
cause. If
the panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding panelisobstruct eddur-
ing closing andreopens againslightly:
X Immediately afteritblocks, pullthe0057 switch downagainto
the point ofresistance untilthepanorama roofwith power tilt/
sliding panelisclosed.
The panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding panelisclosed with
more force.
If the panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding panelisobstruct ed
again during closing andreopens againslightly:
X Immediately afteritblocks, pullthe0057 switch downagainto
the point ofresistance untilthepanorama roofwith power tilt/
sliding panelisclosed.
The panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding panelisclosed without
the automatic reversingfeature. The
panorama roofwith
power tilt/sliding panel
cannot beopened or
closed usingtheconve-
nience opening/c losing
feature. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 72)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 72). Panoram
aroof with power tilt/sliding panel
91Opening andclosing 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

Befor
estarti ngoff, make surethe stee ring
whe elislocke d.Neve runl ock thestee ring
whe elwhi lethe vehi cleisin motio n. 0043
Relea selever
0044 Adjus tsthe stee ring wheelhei ght
0087 Adjus tsthe stee ring wheelpos ition(for e-
and -aft adjustme nt)
X Pu sh release lever0043 dow ncompl etely.
The stee ring columnisunl ocked .
X Adjus tthe stee ring wheelto the desired
pos ition.
X Pu sh release lever0043 upcompl etely.
The stee ring columnislocke d.
X Ch eck ifthe stee ring columnislocke d.
Whe ndoi ng so, trytopush the stee ring
whe elup ordow nor try tomove itin the
fore -and-a ftdirectio n. Mirrors
In
side rearvi ewmirror X
An ti-gl aremode :fli ck anti-g lare lev er0043
forw ardsor back. Exte
riormirrors
Adjusti ngthe exte riormirrors G
WARNI
NG
You couldlos econtrol ofyour vehi cleifyo u
do the follow ing whiledri ving:
R ad just thedriver' ssea t,hea drestra int,
stee ring wheelor mirr ors
R fas ten theseatbel t
The reisarisk ofan acci dent.
Adjus tthe driver' ssea t,hea drestra int,
stee ring wheeland mirrorand fasten your
sea tbel tbef ore starti ngthe engi ne. G
WARNI
NG
The exteri ormirr oron the front-pa ssenger
sid ered uce sthe size ofthe image. Visible
obje ctsare actu ally clos erthan theyappea r.
Thi smea nsthat youcou ldmis judg ethe dis-
tance fromroaduse rstrave ling beh ind, e.g.
whe nchang inglane. Thereisarisk ofan
acci dent.
For this reason, alwa ysmake sureof the
actu aldistance fromtheroaduse rstrave ling
beh indbyglancing overyour shou lder. X
Tu rn the SmartKe yto pos ition0047 or0048 in
the ignition lock (Ypage 125 ).
X Exterio rmirr oron the front-pa ssenger side:
pre ssbutton 0044.
Exterio rmirr oron the driver' ssid e:pre ss
bu tton 0043.
The indicator lamp inthe corre sponding but-
ton lights upinred .
The indicator lamp goesou tag ain afte r
some time.Youcanadjust theselected 98
MirrorsSe
ats, stee ring wheeland mirrors