rims MERCEDES-BENZ GLA 2020 Owners Manual

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Driv eslow lyand evenly,if nece ssaryat a
wa lking pace.
R Ensu retha tthe wheelsarein conta ctwith
the ground atalltime s.
R Driv ewi th extre mecareon unf amilia roff -
roa drou tes where visibility ispo or. For
sa fety reasons ,ge tou tof the vehiclefir st
and surve ythe off-roa drou te.
R Ch eck thedepth ofwa ter befor efor ding riv-
ers and streams.
R Wa tch outfor obsta cles.
R Take car ewh en turning onanuphillor
do wnh ill sl op eor wh en drivin gacr oss a
sl op e.The vehiclecou ldothe rwise tip ove r.
R Alw ayskee pthe side windo wsand thepan-
ora ma roofwi th powe rtil t/sl iding panel
clo sed durin gthe journey .
R Do not devia tefro mma rked routes.
R Do not usethe HOLD functio nwh en drivin g
off -roa d,on stee pup hillor downh ill gra di-
ents oron slip pe ry or loose surfa ces .The
HOLD functio ncanno thol dthe vehicleon
su ch surfa ces .
Ch eckli st before driv ingof f-ro ad X
En gine oille ve l:che ckthe engineoille vel
and addoilif nece ssary.
Wh endrivin gon stee pgra dients ,the engine
oi lle vel mustbe sufficie ntly high toens urea
corr ectoilsu pp lyin the vehicle.
X Whe elsand tires:che ckthe tire trea d
de pth and tirepressu re.
X Ch eck fordama geand remove anyforeign
ob jects ,e.g .sma llstone s,fro mthe wheels/
tire s.
X Re place anymissing valve cap s.
X Re place dented ordama gedwh eels.
X Rims :de nted orbent rim scan resultin a
lo ss oftire pressu reand dama gethe tire
be ad.Befo redrivin goff -roa d,che ckthe
wh eelsand replace the mifnece ssary.
Ch eckli st afte rdriv ingof f-ro ad !
If
yo ude tect dama getothe vehicleaf ter
dri vin goff -roa d,have the vehicleche cked
imm ediatel yat aqu alifi ed speci alistwo rk-
sho p.
X Dea ctivate off-roa dpro gram(Y page 132) .
X Dea ctivate DSR (Ypage 169 ). X
Clea nthe headlamps andrearlights and
che ckfor dama ge.
X Clea nthe frontand rearlicens eplate s.
X Clea nthe wheelsand tireswi th awa ter jet
and remove anyforeign objects .
X Clea nthe wheels,wh eelhou sings and the
veh icleund erside wi th awa ter jet; checkfor
any foreign objects anddama ge.
X Ch eck wheth ertwi gsorothe rpa rts ofplants
ha ve become trapped.The seincr ease the
ris kof fireand candama gefuel pipe s,bra ke
hos esorthe airbe llow sof the axlejoi nts
and propeller sha fts.
X After thetrip,exa min ewi thou tfa ilthe entire
und erca rriag e, wh eels,tire s,bra kes ,bo dy-
wo rkstru ctur e,stee ring,cha ssisand
exh aust system fordama ge.
X After drivin gin sand, mud,gra vel,wa ter or
si mil ardirty cond itions, have the followi ng
che cked andcleane d:
R bra kediscs
R wh eels
R bra kepads
R axl ejoi nts
X Ifyo ude tect strongvibratio ns after off-roa d
tra vel ,che ckfor foreign objects inthe
wh eelsand drive trainand remove themif
nece ssary.Fore ign ob jects candistu rbthe
ba lance and causevibratio ns.
Driv ingoverpo or roa dsu rfa ces place sgre ater
de ma nds onyour veh icletha ndri vin gon nor-
ma lroa ds.After drivin goff -roa d,che ckthe
veh icle. Thi sal lo ws youto detect dama ge
pro mptl yand reduce theriskof an acc ident to
yo ursel fand othe rroa dus ers .
Dri ving on san d Ob
ser vethe followi ng ruleswh en drivin gon
sa nd:
R Activ atethe off-roa dpro gram(Y page 132 ).
R Avoi dhigh eng inespee ds.
R Use theleft-ha ndstee ringwh eelpa dd le
shi fter toshi ftto alowe rge ar appro priate to
the terrain. Dr
ivi ng tips
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Load
ingguid elines G
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If obj ect s,luggage orloads arenot secured
or not secured sufficiently, they could slip,
tip over orbe flun garoun dand thereb yhit
veh icle occupant s.Ther eis arisk ofinjury,
part icular lyin theeven tof sudden braking
or asudden changeindirec tion.
Always store object sso that they can not be
flun garoun d.Sec ure object s,luggage or
loads againstslippin gor tipping beforethe
jo urn ey. G
DANG
ER
Combus tioneng inesemit poiso nous
exh aust gases suchascar bon mon oxide.
Ex haust gases canentertheveh icle interio r
if th etailg ateisopen while theeng ineis
run ning,espec iallyifth eveh icle isin
mot ion.Ther eis arisk ofpoiso ning.
Always switchoff theeng inebefo reopen ing
th etailg ate. Neverdriv ewith thetailg ate
open . G
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The exhaust tailpipe andtailpipe trim can
bec ome veryhot .If you com eint ocon tact
with these partsof theveh icle,you could
burn yourse lf.Ther eis arisk ofburn s.
Always bepart icular lycar eful andsuper vise
chi ldren closely aroun dth eexh aust pipeand
th eexh aust pipetrims. Allowthese com po-
nen tsto coo ldown beforetouchin gth em.
The handlingchar acteris ticsof aladen vehicle
are depen denton thedist ribut ionoftheload
with intheveh icle.
Obse rvethefollo wing noteswhen loadin gand
tr ans port ingaload:
R Nev erexc eed themax imum permissible
gro ssveh icle mass orthegro ssaxle weight
rat ing fortheveh icle (includin gocc upant s).
The values arespec ified ontheveh icle iden - tif
icat ion plat eon theB- pillar ofthedriv er's
door .
R The cargocom partmen tis thepref erred
place tocar ryobj ect s.
R Posit ionheavy loadsasfar forward asposs i-
ble and aslow down inthecar gocom part-
men tas poss ible.
R The load must notprot rude above theupper
edge oftheseat backrests.
R Always placetheload again sttherear or
fro ntseat backrests.Mak esure that the
seat backrestsare securely lockedinto
place .
R Always placetheload behin dunoc cupie d
seat sif poss ible.
R Use thecar gotie-do wn rings and theparc el
net sto trans port loads andluggage .
R Use cargotie-do wn rings and fastening
mat erials appropriatefor theweight and
siz eof theload.
R The maximum loadcapac ityofthest owage
well unde rth ecar gocom partmen tfloo ris
55 lbs (25 kg).
R Se cure the load with sufficiently stron gand
wear- resistant tie-do wns .Pad sharpedges
for prot ection.
! Do
notposit iontheload ononepart ofthe
fold ingcargocom partmen tfloo ron ly. The
max imum loadcapac ityofthefold ingcargo
com partmen tfloo ris 22 0lbs (100kg ).Di s-
tri bu te the weight evenlyto avoid damagin g
th ecar gocom partmen tfloo r.Place asolid
board undertheload ifnec essar y.Please
not eth at theload onthecar gocom part-
men tfloo rwill beincrease dwhen theload
is lashed down. St
owage areas St
owage spaces
Imp ortant safety notes G
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If you transp ortobject sin thevehic leint e-
rior and these arenot adequat elysecured,
th ey could sliporbe flun garoun dand
th ereby strik evehic leocc upant s.In addi-
tio n,cup holder s,open stowage spacesand
mobile phonebrac ketsmay notalways be St
owage areas
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X
Clean sensors0043 ofthedriv ingsyst ems
wit hwate r,car sham pooandasof tclo th.
Clean ingtherea rview camera !
Do
notcle an thecam eralensand thearea
aroun dth erear view camerawithapower
washe r. X
Mak esure that theveh icle isat ast and still
and theSm artKey isin posi tion0048 inthe
ign ition lock.
X Open thecam eracover forcleanin gvia the
mult imed iasyst em(see Digital Oper ator's
Man ual).
X To clean therea rview camera:use clear
wate rand asof tclo thto cle an cam era
len s0043. Clean
ingtheexha ustpipes G
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The exhaust tailpipe andtailpipe trim can
bec ome veryhot .If you come intoco ntact
wit hth ese partsof theveh icle,you could
burn yours elf.Ther eis aris kof burn s.
Alwa ysbe part icular lycar eful andsuper vise
ch ildr enclosely aroun dth eex haust pipeand
th eex haust pipetrims .All ow these compo -
ne ntsto cool down before touch ingthem.
! Do
notcle an theex haust pipewithacid -
based cleanin gagen ts,suc has bat hro om
cle ane ror wheel cleane r.
! Mer
cedes‑AM Gveh icleswit hblac ktail -
pipes :blac kch rom etrims must notbe pol-
ishe dwit hach rom epolis has this will caus e
th em tolose their blac kshin e.For optimal
car e,thefac eplat essho uld berubbe dwit ha
light lyoiled clothaft ereve rycar wash. Com-
mer ciall yavailab leen gin eoils and careoils
are suitable foruse.
For heav iersoili ng,you can apply afin e
pain tworkpolis hwit hamic rofiber cloth.
Remo vetheex ces spolis hres idue afterpol-
ishin g.
Imp urities combin edwithth eeff ect sof road
grit and corrosiv een viron men talfactors may
caus eflas hrust tofor mon thesurf ace. You
can restore theorig inal shineof theex haust
pipe bycleanin git reg ularly, especiallyin win-
te rand afterwashin g.
X Clean theex haust pipewithacar epro duct
te sted and appr ovedby Mer cedes-Ben z. Int
erior car e
Clean ingthedis pla y !
For
cleanin g,do notuse anyofthefoll ow-
ing :
R alco hol-based thinn eror gaso line
R abras ivecleanin gagen ts
R co mm ercially- availab lehous eholdcle an-
ing agen ts
Thes emay damag eth edispl aysurf ace. Do
no tput pressur eon thedispl aysurf ace 284
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