warning MERCEDES-BENZ GLA 2020 Owner's Guide

gered.
Thetailgate couldthusbeopened or
closed uninten tionally, forexample, ifyou:
- set somethin gdown orlift somethin gup
behind thevehicle.
- polish therear ofthe vehicle.
Do not carry theKEYLE SS-GO key about
your person inthese situations orinsitua-
tions similar tothese. Thiswillprevent the
uninten tionalopening/c losingofthe tail-
gate.
Operat ion X
To open/clo se:kick your footintosensor
detect ionzone 0043below thebumper.
Two warning tonessound whilethetailgate
is opening orclosing.
X If
the tailgat edoes notopen/clo seafter
several attempt s:wait atleast tensec-
onds, usingyourfootkick under thebumper
again.
If you hold your footunder thebumper fortoo
long, thetailgate doesnotopen orclose.
Repeat thelegmovement morequickly ifthis
occurs.
To stop theopening orclosing procedure:
R kick with your footintosensor detection
range 0043under thebumper, or
R pull thehandle onthe outside ofthe tail-
gate, or
R press theclosing buttononthe tailgate, or
R press the0054 button onthe Smart Key
If the tailgate closingprocedure hasbeen
stopped:
R kick your footunder thebumper againand
the tailgate willopen. If
the tailgate opening procedure hasbeen
stopped:
R kick your footunder thebumper againand
the tailgate willclose. Opening/cl
osingautomat ically from
inside
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
Parts ofthe body could become trapped
during automatic closingofthe tailgate.
Moreover, people,e.g.children, maybe
standing inthe closing areaormay enter the
closing areaduring theclosing process.
There isarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody isin the vicinity of
the closing areaduring theclosing process.
Use oneofthe following optionstostop the
closing process:
R press the0054 button onthe Smart Key.
R pull orpress theremote operating switch
on the driver's door.
R press theclosing orlocking buttononthe
tailgate.
R pull thehandle onthe tailgate G
DANGER
Combustion enginesemitpoisonous
exhaust gasessuchascarbon monoxide.
Exhaust gasescanenter thevehicle interior
if the tailgate isopen while theengine is
runnin g,especially ifthe vehicle isin
motion. Thereisarisk ofpoisoning.
Always switchoffthe engine beforeopening
the tailgate. Neverdrivewiththetailgate
open.
! The
tailgate swingsupwards andtothe
rear when opened. Therefore, makesure
that there issufficient clearance aboveand
behind thetailgate.
Two warning tonessound whilethetailgate is
opening orclosing. Cargo
compar tment
81Opening andclosing 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

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

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

Memory
function Important
safetynotes G
WARNING
If you usethememory function onthe driv-
er's side whiledrivi ng,you couldlose con-
trol ofthe vehicl eas aresu ltof the adju st-
ments being made .There isarisk ofan acci-
dent.
Only usethememory function onthe driv-
er's side when thevehicl eis stationa ry. G
WARNING
When thememory function adjuststhe seat,
you and other vehicleoccupa nts–parti cu-
larl ychild ren–coul dbecome trapped.There
is arisk ofinjury .
Whil ethe memory function ismaking adjust-
ments, makesurethatnoone hasany body
parts inthe swee pof the seat. Ifsomeb ody
become strappe d,immed iatelyrele ase the
memory function position button. The
adju stment process isstoppe d. G
WARNING
Chi ldre ncoul dbecome trappedifthey acti-
vate thememory function, particularlywhen
unattended .There isarisk ofinjury .
Never leavechild renunsu pervi sedinthe
vehicl e.
When leaving thevehicl e,alw aystake the
SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicl e.This
als oapp liesfor the Digita lVehi cleKey ifthe
"Digi talVehi cleKey" function isactiva tedvia
Mercede sme connect.
The memory function canbeuse dat any time,
e.g. even when theSmartKey isnot inthe igni-
tion lock. Storing
settings
With thememory function, youcan store upto
three different settings, e.g.forthree different
peop le.
The followi ngsettings arestored asasingl e
memory preset: R
Seat andbackrest position
R Driver's side:posi tion ofthe exterior mirrors
on the drive r'sand front-passeng erside s X
Adjust theseat (Ypag e94).
X Adjust theexterior mirroronthe drive r's
side (Ypag e98) .
X Briefl ypress theMmemory buttonandthen
press presetposi tion button 1,2or 3withi n
three seconds.
The settings arestored inthe sele cted pre-
set posi tion. Atone sound swhen theset-
tings havebeen comple ted. Call
ingupastored setting
X Press andhold therelevant prese tposi tion
button 1,2or 3until theseat andexterior
mirrors areinthe stored position.
i The
setting procedureisinterrup tedas
soon asyou release thestorage position
button. Memory
function
101Seats, steering wheeland mirrors Z

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