key MERCEDES-BENZ GLA 2020 Repair Manual

Dep
ressing the brakeand pushi ng the DIRECT
SELEC Tlever upordown disen gage sthe park-
ing lock. The transmi ssion isin neu tral005C.
At transmi ssion fluidtemp eratures below 00F84 ‡
(00F8 20 †),yo ucan onlyshi ftou tof park positio n
005D into anothertra nsmi ssion positio nwh en
the engineisrunning .
In ord erto shi ftfro mpark positio n005D directl y
into 005Eor005B:
R de pre ssthe brakepedaland
R pu sh the DIRECT SELEC Tlever upordown
pa st the first po int ofres istance
En gag ingpark position Pauto mati-
ca lly Pa
rk positio n005D isau toma tically eng aged if:
R yousw itch offthe engineusing the Sma rt-
Key and remove theSma rtKey
R yousw itch offthe engineusing the Sma rt-
Key orusing the Star t/Stop button and
op en the driver 'sdo or orfro nt-pa ssenge r
do or
R youop en the driver 'sdo or wh en the vehicle
is sta tionar yor wh en drivin gat aver ylo w
sp ee dand thetransmi ssion isin po sitio n005B
or 005E
In certa insitua tions, the automa tictransmi s-
si on shifts automa tically to tra nsmi ssion posi-
tio n005D ifthe HOLD functio nor Activ eDis -
tance AssistDISTR ONICis acti vated .Ob ser ve
the informa tionon the HOLD functio n
(Y page 166 )and onActiv eDis tance Assist
DISTR ONIC(Y page 162 ).
En gag ingrev ersege ar R !
Onl
ymov ethe automa tictransmi ssion to
005E when the vehicleis sta tionar y.
X Dep ressthe brakeand keepit pre sse d.
X Pu sh the DIRECT SELEC Tlever uppast the
fir st po int ofres istance .
The ECO start/sto pfu nctio nis not availabl e
wh en rev ers ege ar iseng aged .Fur therinfo r-
ma tionon the ECO start/sto pfu nctio n
(Y page 129 ). Shi
ftin gto neutral N G
WA
RNING
If chi ldren areleft uns uperv ised inthe vehi-
cle ,the ycou ld:
R op era tethe vehicle's equipme nt
Add itiona lly, chi ldren couldset the vehiclein
moti onif,for exa mpl e,the y:
R rel ease the parkin gbra ke
R shi ftthe automa tictransmi ssion outof
pa rk positio n005D
R sta rtthe engine
The reisaris kof an acc ident and injury.
Nev erleav echi ldren orani ma lsuna ttend ed
in the vehicle.
Wh enleav ing the vehicle, alwa ystake the
Sma rtKeywi th youand lock the vehicle. Thi s
al so appliesfor the DigitalVeh icleKey ifthe
"Di gital Veh icleKey "fu nctio nis acti vated via
Me rced esme conne ct.
X Ifthe transmi ssion isin po sitio n005B or005E:
pu sh the DIRECT SELEC Tlever upordown
to the first po int ofres istance .
X Ifthe transmi ssion isin po sitio n005D:
de pre ssthe brakepedaland push the
DIR ECT SELEC Tlever upordown tothe first
po int ofres istance .
If yo usw itch theengineoffwith the transmi s-
si on inpo sitio n005E or005B, theautoma tictrans-
mis sion shifts to005C automa tically.
With theSmartK ey:if yo uthe nop en the driv-
er' sdo or orthe front-pa ssenge rdo or or
rem ove theSma rtKeyfro mthe igniti on, the
au toma tictransmi ssion shifts to005D automa ti-
cal ly.
With theStart/ Stopbutto n:ifyo uthe nop en
the driver 'sdo or orthe front-pa ssenge rdo or,
the automa tictransmi ssion shifts to005D auto-
ma tica lly.
If yo uwa ntthe automa tictransmi ssion to
rem ain in neu tral005C, e.g.wh en havin gthe
veh iclecle ane din an automa ticcar wash with
a tow ingsystem :
X Veh
icle swi th the Start-S topbutto n:
rem ove theStar t-Stop button fromthe igni-
tio nlock.
X Inse rtthe Sma rtKeyinto theigniti onlock. Au
tomati ctrans mission
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X
All veh icles: switchtheign ition on.
X De pre ssthebrak epedal andkeep it
depr essed.
X En gage neutr al005C.
X Release thebrak epedal.
X Release theelec tric park ingbrak e.
X Swit choff theign ition and leave theSm art-
Key intheign ition lock.
Enga gingdrive pos ition D X
Ifth etrans mis sion isin posi tion005E or005C:
push theDI RECT SELECT leve rdown past
th efir st poin tof res istanc e.
X Ifth etrans mis sion isin posi tion005D:
depr essthebrak epedal andpush the
DI RECT SELECT leve rdown pastthefir st
poin tof res istanc e. Select
orlever (Mercedes -AMGvehi -
cles)
Over view oftrans mission positions 005D
Park positionwit hpark inglock
005E Rever segear
005C Neut ral
005B Drive
Tr ans mission position and drive pro-
gr am displa y The
curren ttr ans mis sion positionand drive
pro gram appear inthemult ifunction displ ay. 0043
Tran smissio nposi tiondispl ay
0044 Drive program display
If th etrans mis sion positiondispl ayinthemul-
tif unc tiondispl ayisno twork ing,you should
pull away carefull yto check whet herthe
desir edtrans mis sion positionis en gaged .Ide-
ally, youshould sele cttrans mis sion position
005B and drivepro gram Cor S.
Enga gingpark pos ition P X
When theveh icle isstatio nary,pre ssbut -
to n0043.
Enga gingreversegear R !
On
lymov eth eauto matictrans mis sion to
005E when theveh icle isstatio nary.
X De pre ssthebrak eand keep itpre sse d.
X Push thesele ctor leve rfor wards pastthe
fir st poin tof res istanc e. 136
Aut
oma tictrans missionDriv ingand parking

Trans
mission pos ition s 0045 Park
position
Thi spre vents thevehiclefro mrol l-
ing away when stop ped.
Onl yshi ftthe transmi ssion toposi-
tio n005D when the vehicleis sta tion-
ar y. The parkin glock sho uld not be
us ed asabra kewhen parkin g.
Alw aysap plythe electro nicparkin g
bra keinad ditio nto the parkin glock
in ord erto sec urethe vehicle.
In the eventofama lfunctio nof the
veh icle's electro nics,the transmi s-
si on maylo ck inpo sitio n005D. Have
the vehicleelectro nicschecked
imm ediatel yat aqu alifi ed speci alist
wo rksh op.
Pa rk positio n005D isau toma tically
eng aged if:
R yousw itch offthe engineusing
the Sma rtKeyand remove the
Sma rtKey
R yousw itch offthe engineusing
the Sma rtKeyor using the Star t/
Stop button andopen the driver 's
do or orfro nt-pa ssenge rdo or
R youop en the driver 'sdo or wh en
the vehicleis sta tionar yor wh en
dri vin gat aver ylo w sp ee dand
the transmi ssion isin po sitio n005B
or 005E 0046 Rev
ersege ar
Onl yshi ftthe transmi ssion into
po sitio n005E when the vehicleis sta -
tio nar y. 0044 Neu
tral
Do not shiftthe transmi ssion to005C
wh ile dri vin g.The automa tictrans-
mis sion cou ldothe rwise be dam-
ag ed .
No powe ris tra nsmi ttedfromthe
eng inetothe drive wheels.
Re leas ing the brakes willal lo w yo u
to mov ethe vehiclefre ely, e.g .to
pu sh itor tow it.
If ESP ®
is de acti vated orfaulty: shift
the transmi ssion topositio n005C if
the vehicleis in da nge rof ski dding ,
e.g .on icy roads.
If yo usw itch theengineoffwith the
tra nsmi ssion inpo sitio n005E or005B,
the automa tictransmi ssion shifts to
005C automa tically.
! Co
asting inneu tral005C may
cau sedama getothe drive train. 003A Dri
ve
The automa tictransmi ssion
cha nge sge ar automa tically. All
for wa rdgearsar eav ailabl e. Dri
ving tips
Ch ang ingge ar The
automa tictransmi ssion shifts thro ughthe
ind ividu alge arsau toma tically wh en itis in
tra nsmi ssion positio n005B. Thisau toma ticgear
shi fting behavio ris de term inedby :
R the selecte ddri ve pro gram
R the positio nof the accelera tor pedal
R the roadsp ee d
Ac celerator pedalpos ition Yo
ur sty leof dri vin ginfl uences howtheauto-
ma tic transmi ssion shifts gear:
R little thro ttle:ea rly upshi fts
R mor ethro ttle:la te upshi fts Au
tomati ctrans mission
137Dr ivi ng andparki ng Z

G
WARNING
Fuel sare toxic andharmfu lto hea lth. There
is arisk ofinjury .
You must avoidfuel scoming intocontact
with skin, eyesand clothes orbei ng swa l-
low ed.
Do not inhal ethe fuel vapo rs.Keep children
awa yfrom fuels.
Keep doors andwindo wsclosed duringthe
refue lingprocess .
If you orothers comeintocontact withfuel,
obse rvethe followi ngpoints:
R Immedi atelyrinse thefuel offyou rskin
with soap andwate r.
R Ifyou getfuel into youreye s,immed iately
rinse youreye sthrough lywith clean
water .Seek medicalattention immedi-
ately .
R Seek medicalattention immediatelyif fuel
has been swallowed .Do not indu cevomit-
ing.
R Immedi atelychange outofclothing which
has come intocontact withfuel. G
WARNING
Electrostatic chargingcan leadto the crea-
tion ofspar ksand ignite fuelvapo r.There is
a risk offire and explo sion.
Tou chthe metall icbody ofthe vehicl e
before youopen thefuel filler cap orhandl e
the pump nozzle. Anypossi bleelectrosta tic
charge presentwil lin this way bedepl eted.
Do not getinto thevehicl eaga induri ngthe
refue lingprocess .Otherwi se,electrosta tic
charge couldbui ldup aga in.
! Do
not use diesel torefue lvehicl eswith a
gaso lineengine. Donot switch onthe igni-
tion ifyou accide ntallyrefuelwith thewrong
fuel .Otherwi se,the fuel willenter thefuel
system. Evensmallamou ntsofthe wrong
fuel couldresu ltin dama getothe fuel sys-
tem andtheengine. Notifyaqua lified spe-
cial istworksho pand have thefuel tank and
fuel lines drained comple tely. !
Overfil
lingthefuel tank coulddama gethe
fuel system.
! Take
carenottospil lany fuel onpainted
surfa ces.Youcouldotherwi sedama gethe
pai ntwork.
! Use
afilter when addingfuel from afuel
can. Thefuel lines and/or thefuel injection
system couldotherwi sebe blocked byparti-
cles from thefuel can.
Do not getinto thevehicl eaga induri ngthe
refue lingprocess .Otherwi se,electrosta tic
charge couldbui ldup aga in.
If you overfil lthe fuel tank, fuelcouldspra y
out when thefuel pump nozzle isremoved .
For further informati ononfuel andfuel quality
(Y pag e335). Refuel
ing
Gene ralinfo rmation Pay
attention tothe importa ntsafety notes
(Y pag e142) .
The fuel filler flap isunlocked /lockedautomat-
ical lywhen youunlock/lo ckthe vehicl ewith
the SmartKey .
The position ofthe fuel filler cap isdisp layed
00D4 inthe instrument cluster.Thearrow on
the filling pump indicatesthe side ofthe vehi-
cle. On
the insid eof the fuel filler cap, youwillfind
informati ononthe recommende dfuel . Refuel
ing
143Drivingand parking Z

Opening
thefuel filler flap 0043
Toopen thefuel filler flap
0044 Tire pressure table
0087 Toinsert thefuel filler cap
0085 Instruct ionlabel forfuel type tobe refu-
eled
X Switc hoff the engine .
X Remove theSmart Keyfrom theignition
lock.
or, invehicles withKEYLE SS-GO start -function
or KEYLE SS‑GO
X Open thedriver's door.
The vehicle electronics arenow inposition
005A. This isthe same asthe Smart Keyhaving
been removed.
X Press thefuel filler flapinthe direct ionof
arrow 0043.
The fuel filler flapswings up. X
Turn thefuel filler capcount er-clockwise
and remove it.
X Inser tthe fuel filler capinto theholder on
the inside offuel filler flap0087.
X Completely insertthefiller neck ofthe fuel
pump nozzleinto thetank ,hook inplace
and refuel.
X Only fillthe tank untilthepump nozzle
switches off.
i Do
not add anymore fuelafter thepump
stops fillingforthe first time. Otherwise, fuel
may leakout.
Closing thefuel filler flap X
Replace thecap onthe filler neck andturn
clock wiseuntilitengages audibly.
X Close thefuel filler flap.
Close thefuel filler flapbefore lockingthe
vehicle.
If you aredriving withthefuel filler capopen,
the 00B6 reserv efuel warning lampflashes. A
message appearsinthe multifunc tiondisplay
(Y page 219).
In addition, the00B9 Check Engine warning
lamp maylight up(Ypage 239).
For furth erinfor mation onwarning andindica-
tor lamps inthe instrument cluster,see
(Y page 239). 144
RefuelingDriving
andparking

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

Add
itiona lly, chi ldren couldset the vehiclein
moti onif,for exa mpl e,they :
R rel ease the parking brake
R shi ftthe automa tictrans mission outof
pa rk positio n005D
R sta rtthe engine
The reisaris kof an acci dent and injury.
Nev erleav echi ldren orani ma lsuna ttend ed
in the vehicle.
Whe nleav ing the vehicle, alwa ystake the
Sma rtKeywi th youand lock the vehicle. Thi s
al so appliesfor the DigitalVeh icleKey ifthe
"Di gital Veh icleKey "fu nctio nis acti vated via
Mer cedesme conne ct.
The functio nof the electri cpa rking brakeis
de pende nton the on-b oard vol tag e.Ifthe on-
bo ardvol tag eis low or ther eis ama lfunctio n
in the system ,it ma ynot bepossi ble to apply
the released parking brake.
X Ifthi sis the case,onl ypa rk the vehicleon
le vel ground andsecureit to pre vent itrol l-
ing away.
X Shi ftthe automa tictrans mission topositio n
005D.
It ma ynot bepossi ble to release an applied
pa rking brakeifthe on-b oard vol tag eis low or
ther eis ama lfunctio nin the system .Co ntact a
qu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op.
The electri cpa rking brakeperfor ms afu nctio n
test atreg ular inte rvalswh ile the engineis
sw itch edoff. The sounds thatcan behea rd
wh ile thi sis occu rring arenorma l.
Appl ying orreleas ingmanua lly X
To apply :pu sh handl e0043.
Whe nthe electri cpa rking brakeisap plied,
the red 0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 (Cana da
onl y)ind icator lamp lights upinthe instru-
ment cluster .
The electri cpa rking brakecan also be
ap plied wh en the Sma rtKeyis rem oved.
X To releas e:pullha ndl e0043.
The red0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 (Cana da
onl y)ind icator lamp inthe instrum entclus-
ter goe sou t.
The electri cpa rking brakecan onlybe
rel eased :
R ifthe Sma rtKeyis in po sitio n0047 or0048 in
the igniti onlock (Ypage 125 )or
R ifthe igniti onwassw itch edon using the
Star t/Stop button
Appl ying auto matic ally The
electri cpa rking brakeisau toma tically
ap plied wh en the trans mission isin po sitio n
005D and :
R the engineissw itch edoff or
R the driver isnot wearing asea tbe ltand the
dri ver 'sdo or isop ene d
To pre vent theelectri cpa rking brakefrom
be ing automa tically ap plied, pu llha ndl e0043.
The electri cpa rking brakeisalso applied au to-
ma tica lly if:
R Active Distance AssistDISTR ONICbri ngs
the vehicleto asta ndsti llor
R The HOLD functio nis kee ping the vehicle
sta tionar y
R Active Parking Assistiskee ping the vehicle
sta tionar y
In additio n,at leas tone ofthe followi ng cond i-
tio ns mu stbe fulfilled :
R The engineissw itch edoff
R The driver isnot wearing asea tbe ltand the
dri ver 'sdo or isop ene d
R The reisasy stem malfunctio n
R The powe rsu pp lyisins uffici ent
R The vehicleis sta tionar yfor along perio dof
time
The red0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 (Cana da
onl y)ind icator lamp inthe instrum entcluster
goe sou t. Parki
ng
147Dr ivi ng andparki ng Z

take
advantag eof eng inebraking .For this
yo umu stfirst acti vate ma nua lge arshi ftin g.
Thi she lpsyo uto avoid ove rheating the
bra kes and wearing themoutexce ssivel y.
Wh enyoutake advantag eof eng inebraking ,
it is po ssi ble tha ta dri ve wheelwi llnot
rota tefor som etim e,e.g .on aslip pe ry roa d
su rfa ce. Thiscou ldcau sedama getothe
dri ve train. Thistyp eof dama geisnot cov-
ere dby the Merced es-Benz warranty.
Bri eflyde pre ssing the accelera tor pedalon
do wnh ill gra dients while the manua ldri ve pro -
gra mM istemp orarilyacti vated :the automa tic
tra nsmi ssion maysw itch tothe last acti ve
au toma ticdrive pro gramEor S.The automa tic
tra nsmi ssion mayshi ftto ahighe rge ar.Thi s
can reduce theengine'sbra king effect.
He avy and light loads G
WA
RNING
If yo ures tyo ur foo ton the brakepedal
wh ile dri vin g,the braking syste mcan over-
he at. Thisincr easesthe stop ping dista nce
and canevencau sethe braking syste mto
fa il. The reisaris kof an acc ident.
Nev erusethe brakepedalas afoo tres t.
Nev erdepre ssthe brakepedaland the
acc elera tor pedalat the same time.
! Dep
ressing the brakepedalcons tantly
res ults inexce ssive and prematurewe arto
the brakepads.
If the brakes have been subje cted toahe avy
lo ad ,do not stop thevehicleim med iatel y.
Dri veon for asho rtwh ile. Thi sal lo ws the air-
flo wto coo lthe brakes morequ ickl y.
We troad s If
yo uha ve driven foralong tim ein he avyra in
wi thou tbra king ,the rema ybe ade laye drea c-
tio nfro mthe brakes when bra king forthe first
tim e.Thi sma yal so occu raf ter the vehicleha s
be en washe dor driven throughde ep water.
Yo uha ve todepre ssthe brakepedalmor e
fir ml y.Ma inta inagre aterdi sta nce fromthe
veh iclein fro nt.
After drivin gon awe troa dor havin gthe vehi-
cle washe d,bra kefirml ywh ile pa ying atte ntion
to the trafficcond itions .Thi swi llwa rm upthe bra
kediscs ,the reb ydry ing themmor equ ickl y
and protecti ngthe magainst corr osion.
Li mite dbrak ingperf orman ceon salt-
treate droad s If
yo udri ve on salte droa ds,a laye rof saltres i-
du ema yfor mon the brakediscs and brake
pa ds.Th iscan resultin asigni ficantl ylo nge r
bra king dista nce.
R In ord erto pre vent anysaltbu ild-u p,apply
the brakes occa siona lly wh ile pa ying atte n-
tio nto the trafficcond itions .
R Ca ref ully de pre ssthe brakepedaland the
be ginning andend ofajou rney .
R Ma inta inagre aterdi sta nce tothe vehicle
ah ead.
Se rvi cing the brak es !
Th
ebra kefluidlevel maybe too low, if:
R ifthe red brakewarning lamp lights upin
the instrument cluste rand
R youhe ar awa rning tone while the engine
is running
Ob serve additio nal warning mes sage sin the
mu ltifu nctio ndisp lay.
Th ebra kefluidlevel maybe too low du eto
bra kepadwe aror leaki ng bra kelines .
Hav ethe brakesyste mche cked immed i-
ate ly.Co nsu ltaqu alifi ed speci alistwo rk-
sho pto arrange this.
! A
functio nor perfo rma nce testsho uld onl y
be car riedou ton a2-a xle dynam ome ter.If
yo uwi sh toopera tethe vehicleon such a
dy nam ome ter,plea se cons ulta qu alifi ed
sp eci alistwo rksh opinad vance. Youcou ld
othe rwise da ma gethe drive trainor the
bra kesyste m.
! As
the ESP ®
sy ste mopera tes automa ti-
cal ly,the engineand theigniti onmu stbe
sw itch edoff (theSma rtKeymu stbe inpo si-
tio n0092 or0047 inthe igniti onlock), ifthe
el ectr icpa rki ng bra keistes ted onabra king
dy nam ome ter(ma ximum 10second s).
Bra king triggered automa tically by ESP ®
ma ycau sesever eda ma getothe brakesys-
tem.
All che cks and mainte nanc ewo rkon the brake
sy ste mmu stbe car riedou tat aqu alifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh op. Dr
ivi ng tips
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If
RACE START isused repea tedlywithin a
short period oftime, itis only available
aga inafter thevehicle hasbeen driven a
certain distance. AMG
adapt ivesport suspensi onsys-
tem
Gene ralnotes The
electronical lycontrolled dampingsystem
works continuously .This improves driving
safety andride comfort.
The dampi ngistuned individ uallyto each
wheel anddepends on:
R you rdriving style,e.g.sporty
R the road surface condition, e.g.bumps
R you rindivid ualselection ofSport orCom-
fort
The suspe nsion setting isadjusted usingthe
corresponding buttoninthe center console.
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mode canalso beset using theAMG
DYNAMIC SELECTcontroller (Ypage 133).
Each timeyoustart theengine withtheSmart-
Key orthe Start/St opbutton, Comfort mode
is activated. Forfurther information about
starting theengine, see(Ypage 125).
Sport mode The
firmer setting ofthe suspe nsion tuning in
Sport modeensures evenbetter contact with
the road. Select thismode whenemploy inga
sporty driving style,e.g.onwindi ngcountry
roads.
X Press button 0043.
Indicator lamp0044lights up.You have selec-
ted Sport mode. The
AMG Suspension SystemSPORT AMG
Suspension SystemSPORTmes-
sage appearsinthe multifu nctiondisplay.
Comfort mode In
Comfort mode,thedriving characteristics
of you rvehicle aremore comfortable. Select
this mode ifyou favor amore comfortable driv-
ing style, butalso when driving fastonstraight
roads, e.g.highw ays.
X Press button 0043aga inso that indicator
lamp 0044goes out.
You have selected Comfort mode.
The AMG Suspension SystemCOMFORT AMG
Suspension SystemCOMFORT
messag eappe arsinthe multifu nctiondis-
pla y. 4MATIC
! Never
towthevehicle withoneaxle raise d.
This may dama gethe differentia l.Damage
of this sort isnot covered bythe Mercedes-
Benz Limited Warranty.Allwheel smust
remain eitheronthe ground orbe fully
raise d.Observe theinstructions fortowing
the vehicle withallwheel sin full contact
with theground.
4MATIC, togetherwithESP®
,improves the
traction ofyou rvehicle whenever adrive
wheel spinsduetoinsufficie ntgrip.
If you failtoada ptyou rdriving style,4MATIC
can neither reducetherisk ofaccident nor
override thelawsof phys ics.4MATIC cannot
take account ofroad, weather andtraffic con-
ditions. 4MATIC isonly anaid.You arerespon-
sibl efor the distance tothe vehicle infront, for
vehicle speed,for braking ingood timeandfor
stayi nginyou rlane.
If adrive wheel spinsduetoinsufficie ntgrip:
R Only depres sthe accelera torpeda las far as
necessary whenpulling away.
R Accelerate lesswhen driving.
i In
wintry driving conditions, themaximum
effect of4MATIC canonly beachieve difyou
use winter tires(M+S tires),with snow
chains ifnecessary . 168
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