center console MERCEDES-BENZ GLA 2020 Owners Manual

Inde
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alOpe rator 'sMa nua l.................. 24
In troduc tion...........................................2 4
Operation .......................................... ..... 24 Introduction
......................................... 25
Protect ingthe environment ...................2 5
Gen uine Mercedes-Ben zpart s...............2 5
Operator's Manual................................. 26
Service andvehicle operation ................2 6
Operating safety.............................. ...... 27
QR code forrescue card........................ 28
Data storage .......................................... 28
Information oncopyright ....................... 30 At
aglance ........................................... 31
Cockpit .................................................. 31
Instr ument cluster ................................. 32
Multifunction steeringwheel................. 33
Center console ...................................... 34
Door controlpanel ........................... ...... 37
Overhead controlpanel ..................... ....3 8 Safety
................................................... 39
Panic alarm ............................................ 39
Occupant safety.................................... 39
Children inthe vehicle ........................... 53
Pets inthe vehicle ................................. 59
Driving safetysystems ..................... ...... 60
Protect ionagainst theft.........................6 7 Opening
andclosing ........................... 69
Smart Key............................................... 69
Doors ..................................................... 75
Cargo compart ment........................ .......7 7
Sid ewi ndow s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 83
Pa nora maroofwi th pow ertilt/sli d-
ing panel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 87Se
ats, steering whe eland mir-
rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 92
Co rrect driver' ssea tpos ition ................ 92
Sea ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 92Steer
ingwheel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 97
Mi rror s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 98
Mem oryfuncti on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 101 Li
ghts andwindsh ield wipers .......... 102
Exteri orlighti ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 102
Interi orlighti ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 105
Re placi ng bulbs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 106
Wi ndsh ield wipe rs <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 109 Cl
imate contro l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 113
Ove rview ofclimate control systems ...113
Ope ratingthe climate control sys-
tems <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 118
Air vents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 123 Dri
vin gand parkin g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 124
Note son bre aking-in anew vehicle..... 124
Drivi ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 124
DYNAM ICSELECT button (allveh i-
cle sexcep tMer cedes-AM Gveh i-
cle s)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 132
DYNAM ICSELECT controller
(Me rced es-AM Gveh icles) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 133
Auto matictrans mission<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 134
Re fue ling <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 142
Pa rking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 145
Drivi ngtips<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 148
Drivi ngsystems <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 157 On-
board computer anddisplay s.... 188
Impo rtant safety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 188
Disp lays and operation<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 188
Menu sand subme nus<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 191
Disp laymes sages <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 203
Wa rning andindicator lamps inthe
instr umentclu ster <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 231 Multi
mediasys tem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 243
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 243
Impo rtant safety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 243
Functi onrestricti ons<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 243
Ope ratingsystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 2442
Co
nte nts

Collision
warning
see ActiveBr ake Assist
COMAN D
Dr ivin gdynam icsdisplay ...............1 71
COMA NDdisplay
Cl eani ng....... .................................. 284
Co mbinati onswi tch ....... ................... 104
Co mpass
Ca librating .....................................272
Ca lling up ....... ................................272
Mag netic fieldzone maps....... ....... 273
Setting .............. .............................272
Co nne ctin gaUSB device
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................243
Co nsumptio nstatistic s(o n-bo ard
co mputer) .......................................... 192
Co ntroll er....... ....... .............................244
Co nve nience closi ng feature .............. 85
Co nve nience open ingfeature ............ 84
Co olan t(e ngi ne)
Che cking theleve l....... .................. 277
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 218
Fill ing capa city....... ........................339
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 339
Temp erature(on-boa rdcom-
pute r,Merced es-AMG vehicles) .....201
Temp eraturegau ge....... .................189
Warni nglamp ....... .......................... 239
Co oling
see Clima tecontrol
Co pyright .............................................30
Co rnerin glig ht func tion
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 215
Function/notes .............................104
Co ver
see Rollersunbl ind
Cruis eco ntrol
Activatio nconditi ons....... .............. 157
Cru isecontrol lever....... ................157
Deactiva ting....... ............................ 158
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 223
Driving system ...............................157
Function/notes .............................157
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 157
Setting aspee d....... .......................158 Storing
andmaintaining current
spee d....... ......................................157
Cup holde r
Center console ..............................258
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 258
Rea rcompa rtment .........................259
Custo merAssistanc eCe nter
(C AC )....... ..............................................28
Custo merRelati onsDepartment .......28 D
Dash board
see Cockpi t
Dash board lighting
see Instrument clusterlighting
Data
see Techni caldata
Dayti merunnin glamps
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 217
Function/notes .............................102
Switchi ngon/off (on-boa rdcom-
pute r)....... ......................................199
De clarations ofconformity .................27
De corative film
Cl eani nginstructio ns....... .............. 282
Di agno sticsco nne ctio n....... ...............27
Digit alOp erator 's Ma nua l
He lp.................................................2 4
Introduction .....................................2 4
Digit alsp eed omete r.........................1 93
DI RECT SELECTlev er
Automa tictransmis sion.................134
Di splay messag es
ASSYST PLUS................................ 278
Ca lling up (on-boa rdcompu ter)..... 204
Driving systems .............................220
Engine ............................................218
Gene ralnotes ................................ 203
Hidi ng(on-boa rdcompu ter)....... ....204
Ligh ts....... ......................................215
Safety systems ..............................205
SmartKey .......................................230
Tire s....... ........................................ 224
Vehi cle....... ....................................226
Di stanc eco ntrol
see Active Distance AssistDISTRONI C
Di stanc ereco rder .............................192 8
In
dex

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Mercedes-AMG
vehicles Function Page
0043
Ashtr
ay 260
Cigarette
lighter 260
Sock
et 261
Stowage
compartmen t 251
0044
Selector
lever 136
0087
Manual
gearshifting (perma-
nent settin g) 140 Function Page
0085
DYNAMIC
SELECTcont roller 133
0083
Cup
holder 258
0084
Stowage
compartmen twith
Media Interface 251
006B
Multimedia
systemcontrol-
ler; see Digital Operator's
Manual 36
Center
consoleAtaglance

i
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.
i The
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
Drivi
ngsystemsDrivi ngand parking

You
willfindinf ormat iononthe maxim umroof
load inthe "Techn icaldata" section
(Y page 341).
An incorre ctly secur edroof carrierorroof load
may becom edetac hedfrom thevehic le.You
must therefo reensur ethat youobserv ethe
roof carriermanuf acturer's installation instruc-
tion s.
Att aching theroof carrier X
Sec ure theroof carriertothe roof rails. In
doing so,observ ethe manuf acturer's instal-
lation instruct ions . Featu
res Cup
holder
Imp ortant safet ynotes G
WARN
ING
The cup holder cannot hold acon tain er
secur ewhilst traveling .If you useacup
holder whilsttraveling ,the contain ermay be
flung around andliquid maybespilled. The
vehic leocc upant smay comeint ocon tact
with theliquid andifit is hot ,the ymay be
scalded. Youmay bedistr actedfrom the
tr affic condition sand youcould losecontrol
of the vehic le.There isarisk ofan accid ent
and injury.
Only usethecup holder whenthevehic leis
stat ionar y.Only usethecup holder forcon -
tain ersofthe right size.Always closethe
con tain er,part icularly ifthe liquid ishot . G
WARN
ING
The heatin gelemen tsof the cup holder can
becom every hot.You could burnyourself on
the m.
There isarisk ofinjury.
Do not touc hthe hot heatin gelemen tsof
the cup holder. Alwaysmakesurethatchil-
dren cannot acce ssthe hot heatin gele-
men tsof the cup holder. Neverleavechil-
dren unsuper visedinthe vehic le. G
WARN
ING
If you transpo rtobje ctsin the vehic leint e-
rior and theseare not adequately secured,
the ycould sliporbe flung around and
the reby strike vehic leocc upant s.In addi-
tion ,cup holders ,open stowage spaces and
mobile phonebrack etsmay notalways be
able tohold theobje ctsplaced inthe min
the even tof an accid ent.There isarisk of
inj ury, particularly inthe even tof sharp
brak ingorsudden changesofdirec tion.
R Always stowobje ctsin such away that
the ycan not betos sed about inthe seor
similar situations.
R Always makesurethatobjectsdo not pro-
tr ude outofthe stowage spaces ,luggage
net sor sto wage nets.
R En sure thatclosable stowage spaces are
shut befor ebeginn ingyour journey.
R Always stowand secur eheavy, hard,poin-
ted, sharp- edged, fragileorlarge objects
in the cargo compartmen t.
! Only
usethecup holders forcon tain ersof
the right sizeandwhich havelids.The
drin kscould otherwise spill.
Obser vethe loading guidelines (Ypage 251).
The stowage compartmen tsinthe doors pro-
vide space forbott les:
R fron t:capacit yup to34 fl.oz. (1.0 l)
R rear: capacit yup to17 fl.oz. (0.5 l)
Cup holder inthefront center console 0043
Cup holder 258
Featu
resStowage andfeatures

X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X Vehicles
withastowage compartment
cover: pressthelower section ofcover 0043.
The stowage compartmentopens.
X Press incigarett elighter 0044.
Cigarette lighter0044will pop outautomati-
cally when theheating element isred-hot . 12
Vsockets
General notes X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
The socket scan beused foraccessories with
a maximum drawof180 W(15 A).Acc essories
include suchitems aschargers formobile
phones.
If you usethesocket sfor long periods when
the engine isswitched off,thebattery maydis-
charge.
An emergenc ycut- out ensures thattheon-
board voltage doesnotdrop toolow. Ifthe on-
board voltage istoo low, thepower tothe
socket sis automatically cut.This ensures that
there issufficient powertostart theengine.
Socket inthe front center console X
Vehicles
withastowage compartment
cover: pressthelower section ofthe cover.
The stowage compartmentopens.
X Lift upthe cover ofthe socket . Socket
inthe rear passenger compart-
ment center console X
Pull thecover outbythe top ofthe handle
edge.
X Lift upthe cover ofthe socket .
Socket inthe cargo compar tment X
Lift upthe cover ofsocket 0043. Mercedes
meconnec t
General notes A
license agreement mustbeinplace inorder
to activate theMercedes meconn ectservice.
Make surethatyour system isactivated and
operational. Toregister, pressthe00D9 MB
Info callbutton .If any ofthe steps mentioned
are not carried out,thesystem maynotbe
activated.
If you have questions abouttheactivation ,
cont actone ofthe following telephone hot-
lines:
R USA: Mercedes- BenzCustomer Assistance
Center at1-8 00-FOR-ME RCedes
(1-80 0-367-6372 )or 1-86 6-990-9007
R Canada: Customer Serviceat
1-88 8-923-8367
Short lyafter successfully registeringwith the
service, auser IDand password willbesent to
you bypost.
USA only: youcan usethis password tolog
onto theMercedes meconn ectarea under
"Owners Online"athtt p://www.mbusa. com. Featur
es
261Stowage andfeatu res Z