ECU MERCEDES-BENZ GLA 2020 Manual PDF

USA
only: alternatively, thevehicle canbe
opened via:
R the Intern et,under the"Owners Online"sec-
tion
R telephone applications (e.g.foriPhone ®
,
Android ®
)
To do this, youwillneed youridentification
number andpassword .
i Vehicle
remoteopening isonly possible if
the corresponding mobilephonenetwork is
accessible.
Vehicle remoteclosing The
vehicle valetlocking featurecanbeused
when youhave forgotten tolock thevehicle
and youarenolonger nearby.
The vehicle canthen belocked bythe
Mercedes-Benz CustomerAssistance Center.
The vehicle canbeimmediately locked
remotely uptofour days after theignition was
last switched off.After thistime, valetlocking
may bedelay edby15 to60 minutes. After
30 days thevehicle cannolonger belocked
remotely.
X Contact thefollowi ngservice hotlines:
R USA: Mercedes-Benz CustomerAssis-
tance Center at1-800 -FOR-MERCedes
(1-800- 367-6372)or1-866 -990-9007
R Canada: Customer Serviceat
1-888 -923-8367
You willbeasked foryour password .
The next time youareinside thevehicle and
you switch onthe ignition, theDoors Locked Doors
Locked
Remotely Remotely
messagewillappea ron the multi-
function display.
USA only: alternatively, thevehicle canbe
locked via:
R the Intern et,under the"Owners Online"sec-
tion
R telephone applications (e.g.foriPhone ®
,
Android ®
)
To do this, youwillneed youridentification
number andpassword .
i The
vehicle valetlocking featureisavail a-
ble when therelevant mobilephonenetwork
is avail able anddata connec tionispossible .Stolen
vehiclerecove ryservice If
your vehicle hasbeen stolen:
X Notify thepolice.
The police willissue anumbered incident
report.
X This number willbeforwarded tothe
Mercedes-Benz CustomerAssistance Center
together withyour PIN.
The Mercedes-Benz CustomerAssistance
Center thentriestolocate thesystem. The
Mercedes-Benz CustomerAssistance Center
cont acts youand thelocal lawenforcement
agency ifthe vehicle islocated.
However, onlythelaw enforcement agency
is informed ofthe location ofthe vehicle.
i If
the anti-theft alarm system isactivated
for longer than30seconds, Mercedes me
connec tautomaticall ynotifies the
Mercedes-Benz CustomerAssistance Cen-
ter.
Vehicle HealthCheck With
theVehicle HealthCheck, theCustomer
Assistance Centercanprovide improved sup-
port forproblems withyour vehicle. Duringan
existing call,vehicle dataistransferred tothe
Customer Assistance Center.Thecustomer
service representative canusethereceived
data todecide whatkindofassistance is
required .You arethen, forexample, guidedto
the nearest Mercedes-Benz ServiceCenteror
a recovery vehicleiscalled.
If vehicle dataneeds tobe transferred during
an MB Info calloraRoad sideAssistance call,
this isinitiated bythe Customer Assistance
Center. Youwillsee theRoadside Assis‐ Roadside
Assis‐
tance Connected tance
Connected messageonthe multimedia
system display.Ifthe vehicle remote malfunc-
tion diagnosis canbestarted, theRequest Request
for vehicle diagnosis received. for
vehicle diagnosis received.
Start vehicle diagnosis? Start
vehicle diagnosis? message
appea rsinthe displa y.
X Confirm themessage withYes Yes.
X When theVehicle diagnosis: Please Vehicle
diagnosis: Please
start ignition start
ignition messageappears,turn
the SmartKey toposition 2in the ignition
lock (Ypage 125).
X When thePlease followtheinstruc‐ Please
followtheinstruc‐
tions received byphone andmove tions
received byphone andmove
your vehicle toasafe position your
vehicle toasafe position mes- Features
267Stowageandfeatur es Z

sage
appea rs,follow thecustomer service
representative's instructions.
The message inthe displa ydisapp ears.
If you select Cancel Cancel
theremote malfunction
diagnosis iscanceled completely.
The vehicle operating statecheck begins.
You willsee theVehicle diagnosis Vehicle
diagnosis
activated. activated.
message.
When thediagnosis iscompleted, theSend Send
vehicle diagnostics data(Voice con‐ vehicle
diagnostics data(Voice con‐
nection maybeinterrupted during nection
maybeinterrupted during
data transfer) data
transfer) messageappears.The vehi-
cle data cannow besent tothe Customer
Assistance center.
X Press OK OK
toconfirm themessage.
The voice connection withtheCustomer
Assistance Centeristerminated.
You willsee theVehicle Diagnosis: Vehicle
Diagnosis:
Transferring data... Transferring
data...message.
The vehicle dataissent tothe Customer
Assistance Center.
Depending onwhat thecustomer servicerep-
resentative agreedwithyou,thevoice connec-
tion isre-established afterthetransfer iscom-
plete. Ifnecessary, youwillbecont acted ata
later timebyanother means,e.g.bye-mail or
phone.
Anot herfunction ofthe Vehicle HealthCheck
is the transfer ofservice datatothe Customer
Assistance Center.Ifaservice isdue, themul-
timedia systemdisplayshows amessage to
this effect together withinformation aboutany
special offersatyour workshop.
USA only: thisinformation canalso becalled
up under "Owners Online"athttp: //
www.mbusa .com.
Information onRoad sideAssistance
(Y page 26).
Dow nloading routes Downloading
routesallowsyou totransfer and
save predefined routesinthe navigation sys-
tem. Todo this, anSD memory cardmust be
inserted intothemultimedia system.Ifno SD
memory cardisinserted, youmust insert the
card intothecard slotonthe multimedia sys-
tem before savingtheroute.
A route canbeprepared andsent either bya
customer servicerepresentative orvia the
Mercedes meconn ectportal onthe Intern et. Each
route caninclude upto20 way points.
Once aroute hasbeen received bythe naviga-
tion system, youwillsee the name>
has been saved tomemory card.Do has
been saved tomemory card.Do
you want tostart routeguidance? you
want tostart routeguidance? mes-
sage inthe multimedia systemdisplay.The
route issaved tothe SDmemory card.
X To start route guidance: selectYes Yes.
An overview ofthe route isshown inthe dis-
play .
i If
you select No No,
the saved routecanbe
called uplater viathe navigation menu.
X Select Start Start.
Route guidancestarts.
i Downloaded
andsaved routes canbe
called upagai nin the multimedia system.
You canfind information aboutthisinthe
separate operating instructions.
Speed alert You
candefine theupper speed limit,which
must notbeexceeded bythe vehicle.
If this selected speedisexceeded bythe vehi-
cle, amessage willbesent tothe Customer
Assistance Center.TheCustomer Assistance
Center thenforwards thisinformation toyou.
You canselect theway inwhich youreceive
this information beforehand. Possibleoptions
include textmessage, e-mailoran automated
call.
The data youreceive contains thefollowi ng
information:
R the location wherethespeed limitwas
exceeded
R the time atwhich thespeed limitwasexcee-
ded
R the selected speedlimitwhich wasexcee-
ded
Geo fenci ng Geo
fencing allowsyou toselect areaswhich
the vehicle shouldnotenter orleave. Youwill
be informed ifthe vehicle crosses thebounda-
ries ofthe selected areas.Youcanselect the
way inwhich youreceive thisinformation
beforehand. Possibleoptionsincludetextmes-
sage, e-mail oran automated call.
The area canbedetermined aseither acircle
or apolyg onwith amaximum often corners. 268
FeaturesStowage
andfeatur es

You
canspecif yup toten areas simult ane-
ously. Differe ntset tings are possible foreach
area.
USA only: theseset tings can becalled up
under "Owner sOnlin e"athtt p:/ /
www.mbusa. com.
Alt ern ative ly,you can trigger anMB Infocall
and inform thecust omer servicerepre senta-
tiv ethat youwish toact ivate geofencing.
Curren tlyinac tiveareas canbeact ivate dby
tex tmessag e.
Tr iggering thevehicle alarm With
thisfunc tion,you can trigger thevehic le's
panic alarm viatextmessag e.An alarm
sounds andtheexterior lightingflashes .
Depen dingonthe setting,the panic alarm
lasts fiveorten seco nds. After wards, the
alarm switchesoff. Gar
age door opener
Genera lnotes The
Hom eLink®
garage dooropene rint egrat ed
in the rear- view mirrorallows youtooperat e
up tothr ee diffe rentdoor andgate syste ms.
Use theintegrat edgarage dooropene ronly on
garage doorsthat:
R have safetysto pand rever sefeat ures and
R meet currentU.S.feder alsafet ystan dards
Onc eprogr amed, theintegrat edgarage door
opene rin the rear- view mirrorwill assume the
func tion ofthe garage doorsyste m'sremo te
con trol. Please alsoread theoperat inginst ruc-
tion sfor the garage doorsyste m.
When programmin gagarage dooropene r,
park thevehic leoutsid ethe garage. Donot
leave theengin erunn ingwhile programmin g.
Cert aingarage doordrives areincompat ible
with theintegrat edgarage dooropene r.Ifyou
have difficultyprogr aming theintegrat ed
garage dooropene r,con tacta Merc edes- Benz
Ser vice Cent er. Alt
ern ative ly,you can callthefollowin gtele-
phon eassist anceserv ices:
R USA: Mercedes- BenzCustom erAss istan ce
Cent erat1-800 -FOR-ME RCedes
R Canad a:Custom erSer vice at
1- 800 -387- 010 0
R Hom eLink®
hot line 1-800 -355- 351 5(free of
char ge)
More informat iononHom eLink®
and/ orcom -
patible productsisalso available onlineat
htt p:/ /www.h omelink.com.
Not eson the declar ationofcon form ity
(Y page 27).
USA :FCC ID:CB2H MIHL4
Canada: IC:279 B-HMI HL4
Imp ortant safet ynotes G
WARN
ING
When youoperat eor progr amthe door with
the integrat edgarage dooropene r,person s
in the rang eof move mentof the door may
becom etrapped orbe struck bythe door.
There isarisk ofinjury.
When usingtheintegrat edgarage door
opene r,always makesurethatnobo dyis
within therang eof move mentof the door. G
DANGER
Combust ionengin esemit poison ous
exhaust gasessuchascarbo nmon oxide.
Inh aling theseexhaust gasesishazar dous to
health andcanresult inpoison ing.There isa
risk offatal injury. Theref ore,neverleave the
engin erunn inganenc losed space without
adequate ventilat ion.
Progr amming Progr
amming thebut tons
Pay attent ion tothe "Impor tantsafet ynot es"
(Y page 269). Featu
res
269Stowage andfeatures Z

is
halted afteramaxim umoften seco nds
and indic atorlamp 0043light sup yellow.
X Press button0044, 0087or0085 again ifnec es-
sary.
Clear ingthemem ory Make
surethatyouclear thememo ryof the
int egrat edgarage dooropenerbefor esellin g
the vehic le.
X Turn theSmar tKey toposit ion2in the igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X Press andhold buttons 0044and 0085.
The indic atorlamp initially lightsup yellow
and thengreen .
X Release buttons 0044and 0085.
The memo ryof the integrat edgarage door
open erinthe rear- view mirroriscleare d. Comp
ass
Calling upthecomp ass 0043
Rear viewmirror
0044 Compass display
0087 Open ing
The com pass displays inwhich compass direc-
tion thevehic leiscurr entlytravelin g:N N,
NE NE,
E E,
SE SE,
S S,
SW SW,
W W
or NW NW.
To rec eive acor rectcom pass display reading,
the magn eticfield zonemust beset and the
com pass calibrat ed. Sett
ingthecomp ass X
Set your locationusing themagn eticfield
zon emaps (Ypage 273).
X Push aroun dpen intoopen ing0087for
approx imatelythr ee seco nds.
The magn eticfield zonecurr entlyselec ted
appears incom pass display 0044.
X To select thema gnetic fieldzone: pusha
roun dpen intoopen ing0087untilthe desire d
magn eticfield zoneis selec ted.
If, aft erafew seco nds,the display incom -
pass display 0044chan gesdirec tion,the mag-
net icfield zonehas been selected.
Calibr ating thecomp ass Not
es
In order tocalibrat ethe com pass correctly, do
the followin g:
R calibrat ethe com pass inthe open andnotin
the vicin ityofste elstr uct ures orhigh- volt-
age transm ission lines.
R switc hoff elect ricalconsumer ssuch asthe
climat econ trol, windsh ieldwipers orrear
window defroster.
R clos eall doors andthetailgat e.
Calibr ating
X Make surethatthereissuffic ientspace for
you todrive inacirc lewitho utimpedin g
tr affic .
X Swit chon the ignit ion.
X Push aroun dpin intoopen ing0087for
approx imatelysix seco nds,unt ilsymbol C C
is
shown incom pass display 0044.
X Dr ive your vehic lein afull circ leat approx -
imate ly3mph (5km /h) to6mph
(10 km/h).
When thecalibrat ionhas been successfully
com plete d,the curr entdirec tionisshown in
com pass display 0044. 272
Featu
resStowage andfeatures

Magne
ticfiel dzone maps North
Americ a South
Americ a Flo
ormats G
WARNING
Objects inthe drive r'sfootwel lcan restrict
the peda ltravel orobstru ctadepre ssed
peda l.The opera tingandroad safety ofthe
vehicl eis jeopa rdized .There isarisk ofan
accide nt. Make
surethatallobjects inthe vehicl eare
stowed correctly ,and that they cannot enter
the drive r'sfootwel l.Install thefloorma ts
secure lyand asspeci fiedinorder toensure
suffi cient clearance forthe peda ls.Do not
use loosefloorma tsand donot placefloor-
mats ontop ofone another. X
Slide theseat back.
X To instal l:pla cethe floorma tin the foot-
wel l.
X Press safety catchknobs 0043onto retain-
ers 0044.
X To remove :pul lthe floorma toff retain-
ers 0044.
X Remo vethe floorma t. Fe
atures
273Stowageand features Z

so,
cont actyour local waste disposa lcom-
pany. Vehicle
toolkit
General notes Vehicles
withaTIREFIT kit:the TIREFIT kitis
located inthe stowage wellunder thecargo
compartment floor.
Vehicles withatire-change toolkit:the tire-
change toolkitisin the stowage wellunder
the cargo compartment floor.
Apart fromcertain country-specific variations,
the vehicles arenot equip pedwith atire-
change toolkit.Some toolsforchanging a
wheel arespecific tothe vehicle. Formore
information onwhich tirechanging toolsare
required andapproved toperform awheel
change onyour vehicle, consultaqual ified
speciali stworkshop.
Tools required forchanging awheel may
include, forexample:
R Jack
R Wheel chock
R Lug wrench
R Alignment bolt
Vehicle swith aTIREFIT kit 0043
Tire inflation compressor
0044 Tire seala ntfiller bottle
0087 Towing eye X
Open thetailgate.
X Lift the cargo compartment floorup
(Y page 257).
X Use theTIREFIT kit(Ypage 290)orremove
it.
Towing eye0087islocated undertireinflation
compressor 0043.
i Example:
equipment andcountry-specific
variations possible.
Vehicle swith atire-change toolkit X
Open thetailgate.
X Lift the cargo compartment floorup
(Y page 257).
X Remove thetire-change toolkit.
The tire-change toolkitcont ains:
R Jack
R Lug wrench
R Pair ofgloves
R Folding wheelchock Flat
tire Prepar
ingthe vehicl e
Your vehicle maybeequip pedwith:
R MOExt ended tires(tires withrun-flat proper-
ties) (Ypage 289)
Vehicle preparation isnot necessary on
vehicles withMOExt ended tires.
R aTIREFIT kit(Ypage 288)
Vehicles equippedwith MOExt ended tiresare
not equip pedwith aTIREFIT kitatthe factory.
It is therefore recommended thatyouaddition-
ally equip yourvehicle withaTIREFIT kitifyou
mount tiresthatdonot feature run-flat charac-
teristics, e.g.winter tires.ATIREFIT kitmay be
obtained fromaqual ified speciali stworkshop.
Information onchanging andmounting wheels
(Y page 326).
X Stop thevehicle onsolid, non-slippery and
level ground, asfar awa yas possible from
traffic.
X Switch onthe hazard warning lamps.
X Secure thevehicle againstrolling away
(Y page 145).
X Ifpossible ,bring thefront wheels intothe
straight-ahead position.288
Flat
tireBreakdown assistance

Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
When youdrivein eme rgencymod e,the
han dlingch arac teris tics are impa ired.e. g.
when cornerin g,when acceler ating stron gly
and when braking.Ther eis aris kof an acc i-
den t.
Do notex ce ed themax imum specified
spee d.Avoid any abrup tst eer ing and driving
man euve rsas well asdriv ingoverobs tacles
(cur bs,pot hole s,off -road). Thisapplie s,in
part icular,toaloade dveh icle.
St op driv ingineme rgencymod eif you
no tice :
R ban gingno ise
R veh iclevibr ation
R smo kewhic hsme llslikerubb er
R co ntinuo usESP®
int erv ention
R crack sin thetire side walls
Af terdriv ingineme rgencymod e,have the
rim sch ecke dby aqualif iedspec ialist work-
sho pwit hreg ard totheir further use. The
def ective tire must berep lace din eve ry
cas e. TIR
EFIT kit
Imp ortant safety notes TIRE
FITis atire sealan t.
For USA only:You canuseTIRE FITto seal
pun ctures ofup to0.16 in(4 mm ),part icularly
th ose inthetire tread. YoucanuseTIRE FITat
out side tempe ratures down to00F84 ‡(00F82 0†). G
WAR
NING
In thefol lowin gsit uati onsin part icular,the
ti re sealan tis unab leto pro vide sufficien t
bre akd own assistanc eas itcan notseal the
ti re pro perly:
R there arecutsor pun ctures inthetire
larg erthan those men tion ed pre viously.
R thewhee lrim isdamag ed.
R you havedriv enatver ylow tire pre ssur es
or on aflat tire. Ther
eis aris kof an acc iden t.
Do notdriv eth eveh icle. Con tacta qualif ied
spec ialist workshop. G
WAR
NING
The tire sealan tis har mfuland caus esirrita-
ti on .It must notco me intoco ntact withyour
sk in, eyes orclo thing orbe swallo wed.Do
no tinh ale TIRE FITfum es.Kee ptire sealan t
away from childr en.Ther eis aris kof injury.
If you come intoco ntact withth etire seal-
ant ,obs erveth efol lowin g:
R Rins eoff thetire sealan tfr om your skin
imm ediat elywithwat er.
R Ifth etire sealan tco mes intoco ntact with
your eyes, immediat elyrinse them thor-
ough lywit hcle an wat er.
R Iftire sealan tis swallo wed,immediat ely
rin se your mout hout thoro ughly anddrink
plen tyof wat er.Do notind uce vom iting ,
and seek medicalattention imm ediat ely.
R Im med iately chang eout ofclo thing whic h
has come intoco ntact withtire sealan t.
R Ifan aller gicreac tion occur s,seek medi-
cal attention imm ediat ely.
! Resid
uefrom thetire sealan tmay come
out ofthefill er hos eaft eruse. Thiscould
caus est ain s.
Ther efore, plac eth efill er hos ein theplast ic
bag whic hco ntain ed theTIRE FITkit . H
Envir
onmentalnot e
Hav eth eused tire sealan tbot tle disp osed
of pro fession ally, e.g. at aqualif iedspec ial-
ist wor kshop.
! The
electric air pump maybeused again
on ce ithas cooled down .
Comp lywit hth eman ufacturer’s safetyins truc-
ti on son thest ick eron thetire inflat ion com-
pre sso r. 290
Flat
tireBr eak down assistance

or
sparks arecreated, thehydrogen gascan
ignite. Thereisarisk ofan explosion.
R Make surethatthepositive terminalof a
conn ected battery doesnotcome into
cont actwith vehicle parts.
R Never placemetal object sor tools ona
battery.
R Itis important thatyouobserve the
described orderofthe battery terminals
when connectin gand disconn ectingabat-
tery.
R When jump-st arting,makesurethatthe
battery poleswithidentical polarityare
conn ected.
R Itis particularly importanttoobserve the
described orderwhen connectin gand dis-
conn ectin gthe jumper cables.
R Never connectordisconn ectthe battery
termin alswhile theengine isrunnin g. G
WARNING
Batt eryacid iscaustic. Thereisarisk of
injury.
Avoid contactwith skin, eyesorclothin g.Do
not inhale anybattery gases.Donot lean
over thebattery. Keepchildren awayfrom
batteries. Washawaybattery acidimmedi-
ately withplenty ofclean water andseek
medical attention. H
Environmental
note Batt
eries containpollutants.
It is illegal todispose of
them withthehousehold
rubbish. Theymust becol-
lected separately anddis-
posed ofinan environ men-
tally responsible recycling
system. Dispose
ofbatteries inan
environ mentallyresponsible
manner. Takedischarged
batteries toaquali fiedspe-
cialist workshop ortoacol- lection
pointforused bat-
teries.
! Have
thebattery regularly checkedata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
Comply withtheservice intervalsinthe
Maintenan ceBooklet ,or cont actaquali fied
specialist workshop formore informat ion.
! You
should haveallwork involving thebat-
tery carried outataquali fiedspecialist
workshop. Inthe except ionalcasethatitis
necessary foryou todisconn ectthe battery
yourself, makesurethat:
R switch offthe engine andremove the
Smart Key.Onvehicles withKEYLE SS-GO,
make surethattheignition isswitched
off. Check thatallthe indicator lampsin
the instr ument cluster areoff. Otherwise,
electron iccomponen ts,such asthe alter-
nator, maybedamaged.
R you first remove thenegative terminal
clamp andthen thepositive terminal
clamp. Neverswapthetermin alclamps.
Otherwise, thevehicle's electronicsystem
may bedamaged.
R in vehicles withautomatic transmission,
the transm issionislocked inposition 005D
after thebattery isdisconn ected.The
vehicle issecured againstrollingaway.
You canthen nolonger movethevehicle.
The battery andthecover ofthe positive ter-
minal clamp mustbeinstalled securelydur-
ing operation.
Comply withsafety precautions andtake pro-
tect ivemeasures whenhandling batteries. Risk
ofexplosion. Fire,
open flames andsmokin gare
prohibited whenhandling thebat-
tery. Avoid creatin gsparks. Batt
eryacid iscaustic. Avoidcon-
tact with skin, eyesorclothin g.
Wear suitable protectiveclothin g,
especially gloves,apronandface-
guard.
Rinse anyacid spills immediately
with clear water. Contact aphysi-
cian ifnecessary. 294
Bat
tery (vehicl e)Breakdown assistance

G
WARNING
During thechargi ngprocess ,a battery produceshydrogen gas.Ifashort circuitoccurs or
spar ksare created ,the hydrogen gascan ignite. Thereisarisk ofan explo sion.
R Make surethattheposi tive terminal ofaconnected batterydoesnotcome intocontact with
vehicl eparts.
R Never placemetal objects ortools onabattery .
R Itis impor tantthatyouobse rvethe descri bedorder ofthe battery terminal swhen connect-
ing and disconnecting abattery .
R When jump-starting, makesurethatthebattery poleswith identical polarityareconnected.
R Itis particu larlyimpor tanttoobse rvethe descri bedorder whenconnecting anddisconnect-
ing the jumper cables.
R Never connect ordisconnect thebattery terminal swhi lethe engine isrunning. G
WARNING
A discha rgedbattery canfreeze attempera turesbelow freezing point.Whenjump-starting the
vehicl eor chargi ngthe battery ,gase scan escap efrom thebattery .There isarisk ofan explo -
sion.
Allow thefrozen battery tothaw outbefore chargingitor jump-starting.
! Avoid
repeatedand lengthy starting attempts. Otherwise,the catal yticconverter couldbe
dama gedbythe non-combusted fuel.
If the indica tor/warni nglamp sdo not light up inthe instrument clusteratlow tempera tures,itis
very likelythat thedischa rgedbattery hasfrozen. Inthis case youmay neither jump-start the
vehicl enor charge thebattery .Let the battery thawfirst.Theservice lifeofathawe d-outbattery
may beshorter. Thestarting characteristics canbeimpa ired,particu larlyat low tempera tures.
Have thethawe d-outbattery checked ataqua lified speci alist worksho p.
Do not start thevehicl eusi ng arapi dchargi ngdevi ce.Ifyou rvehicl e'sbattery isdischa rged,the
engine canbejump-started fromanother vehicleor from asecond batteryusing jumper cables.
Observe thefollowi ngpoints:
R The battery isnot accessi bleinall vehicl es.Ifthe other vehicle'sbattery isnot accessi ble,
jump-start thevehicl eusi ng asecond batteryorajump-starting device.
R You may onlyjump-start thevehicl ewhen theengine andexhau stsystem arecold.
R Do not start theengine ifthe battery isfrozen. Letthe battery thawfirst.
R Only jump-start frombatterie swith a12 Vvoltag erating.
R Only usejumper cablesthat arenot dama gedand have asuffi cient cross-section andinsul a-
ted terminal clamps.
R Make surethatthetwo vehicl esdo not touch.
Make surethat:
R The jumper cablesare not dama ged.
R Non-insul atedparts ofthe terminal clampsdo not come intocontact withother metal parts
whi lethe jumper cablesare connected tothe battery .
R The jumper cablescannot comeintocontact withparts thatcanmove whentheengine isrun-
ning, suchasthe V-belt pulley orthe fan.
X Secure thevehicl eby app lying the electric parkingbrake.
X Shift thetransmissi ontoposi tion 005D.
X Turn theSmartKey toposi tion 005Ainthe ignitio nlock andremove it. Jump-star
ting
297Breakdown assistance Z

X
When thevehicle isstation ary,depress the
brake pedalandkeep itdepressed.
X Shift theautomatic transmission toposition
005D.
X Release thebrake pedal.
X Release theelectr icparking brake.
X Switc hoff the automatic locking
(Y page 199).
X Switc hon the hazard warning lamps
(Y page 104).
X Turn theSmart Keyinthe ignition lockto
position 005Aand leave theSmart Keyinthe
ignition lock. Towing
avehicle withboth axles on
the ground
It is importan tthat youobserve thesafety
inst ruction swhen towing awayyourvehicle
(Y page 299).
X On
vehicles withKEYLE SS-GO orthe
KEYLE SS-GO startfunction: youmust use
the Smart Keyinstead ofthe Start/S topbut-
ton (Ypage 126).
The automatic transmission automatically
shifts toposition 005Dwhen youopen thedriv-
er's orfron t-passenger doororwhen you
remove theSmart Keyfrom theignition lock.In
order toensure thattheautomatic transmis-
sion stays inposition 005Cwhen towing away
the vehicle, youmust observe thefollowing
points :
X Make surethatthevehicle isstation ary.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
X Depress andhold thebrake pedal.
X Shift theautomatic transmission toposition
005C.
X Leave theSmart Keyinposition 0048inthe
ignition lock.
X Release thebrake pedal.
X Release theelectr icparking brake.
X Switc hon the hazard warning lamps
(Y page 104).
i In
order tosignal achange ofdirect ion
when towing thevehicle withthehazard
warning lampsswitched on,use thecombi-
nation switch asusual. Inthis case, onlythe
indicator lampsforthe direct ionoftravel flash.
Afterresett ingthe combin ation
switch, thehazard warning lampstarts
flashing again. Perm
ittedtowing methods
Mercedes- Benzrecomm endstransportin gyour
vehicle inthe case ofabreakdown, ratherthan
towing itaway.
When towing away,useatowing ropeora
towing barwith both axles onthe ground. Do
not use anytow barsystems. Tr
anspor tingthevehicle
Vehicles withautomat ictransmission !
When
thevehicle isloaded fortran sport,
the fron tand rear axles mustbestation ary
and onthe same transportat ionvehicle.
Position ingover theconn ection pointofthe
tran sport vehicle isnot permitt ed.The drive
train mayotherwise bedamaged. All
vehicles !
You
may onlysecure thevehicle bythe
wheels, notbyparts ofthe vehicle suchas
axle orsteerin gcompon ents.Other wise, the
vehicle couldbedamaged.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X Shift thetran smission toposition 005C.
As soon asthe vehicle hasbeen loaded:
X Preven tthe vehicle fromrolling awayby
applying theelectr icparking brake.
X Shift thetran smission toposition 005D. Towing
andtow-sta rting
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