MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV 2017 Owners Manual

The outside temperature display is in the multi-
function display (Y page 220).
There is a short delay before a change in outside
temperature appears in the multifunction dis-
play. Coolant temperature display
G
WARNING
If you open the bonnet while the engine is
overheating or while there is a fire in the
engine compartment, you could come into
contact with hot gases or other leaking ser-
vice products. There is a danger of injury. Allow an overheating engine to cool down
before opening the bonnet. If there is a fire in the engine compartment, leave the bonnet
closed and notify the fire brigade.
The coolant temperature gauge is in the instru-
ment cluster on the right-hand side (Y page 34).
Under normal operating conditions and with the correct coolant level, the coolant temperature
may rise to 120 †.
At high outside temperatures and when driving
in mountainous terrain, the coolant temperature may rise to the end of the scale. Operating the on-board computer
Overview :
Multifunction display
; Right control panel
= Left control panel
X To activate the on-board computer: turn the key to position1in the ignition lock.
You can control the multifunction display and the settings in the on-board computer using the
buttons on the multifunction steering wheel. 218
Displays and operationOn-board computer and displays

Left control panel
=
; R
Calls up the menu and menu bar 9
: Press briefly:
R Scrolls through lists
R Selects a submenu or function
R In the Audio
Audio menu: selects the previous or next station, when the preset list
or station list is active, or an audio track or video scene
R In the Tel
Tel (telephone) menu: switches to the phone book and selects a name
or telephone number 9
: Press and hold:
R
In the Audio
Audio menu: selects a preset list or a station list in the desired fre-
quency range, or an audio track or video scene using rapid scrolling
R In the Tel Tel(Telephone) menu: starts rapid scrolling if the phone book is open a R
Confirms the selection or display message
R In the Tel
Tel(Telephone) menu: switches to the telephone book and starts
dialling the selected number % Press briefly:
R Back
R Vehicles with Audio 20: switches off voice-operated control for navigation
(see the manufacturer's operating instructions)
R Vehicles with COMAND Online: switches off LINGUATRONIC (see the sepa-
rate operating instructions)
R Hides display messages or calls up the last Trip Tripmenu function used
R Exits the telephone book/redial memory % Press and hold:
R
Calls up the standard display in the Trip Tripmenu Right control panel
ó R
Vehicles with Audio 20:
Switches on voice-operated control for navigation (see the manufacturer's
operating instructions)
R Vehicles with COMAND Online:
Switches off LINGUATRONIC (see the separate operating instructions) 8 R
Switches sound on/off WX R
Adjusts the volume Displays and operation
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~ R
Rejecting or ending a call
R Exits the telephone book/redial memory 6 R
Makes or accepts a call
R Switches to the redial memory Multifunction display
:
Permanent display: outside temperature or
speed (Y page 229)
; Time
= Text field
? Menu bar
A Drive program (Y page 155)
B Transmission position (Y page 157)
Vehicles with manual transmission: the indica-
tors in the lower part of the multifunction display
differ from those shown here.
For Mercedes-AMG vehicles, the indicators in
the lower and upper part of the multifunction
display differ from those shown here.
X To display menu bar ?: press the=
or ; button on the steering wheel.
If you do not press the buttons any longer,
menu bar ?is faded out after a few seconds.
Text field =shows the selected menu or sub-
menu as well as display messages.
i Set the time using the multimedia system;
see the separate operating instructions. The following messages may appear in the
multifunction display:
R ZGearshift recommendation for manual
transmission (Y page 154) or for automatic
transmission (manual gearshifting)
(Y page 161)
R j Parking Pilot (Y page 196)
R ¯ Cruise control (Y page 176)
R È Limiter (Y page 186)
R _ Adaptive Highbeam Assist
(Y page 118)
R è ECO start/stop function (Y page 148)
R ë HOLD function (Y page 186)
R DSR
DSR Downhill Speed Regulation
(Y page 190)
R 120 km/h! 120 km/h! Maximum permissible speed
exceeded (only for certain countries) Menus and submenus
Menu overview
Using the =or; button on the steering
wheel, open the menu bar.
Operating the on-board computer (Y page 218).
Depending on the equipment fitted in the vehi-
cle, you can call up the following menus:
R Trip Trip menu (Y page 221)
R Navi
Navi menu (navigation instructions)
(Y page 222)
R Audio
Audio menu (Y page 223)
R Tel Tel menu (telephone) (Y page 225)
R Assist. Assist. menu (assistance) (Y page 226)
R Serv.
Serv. menu (Y page 228)
R Settings
Settings menu (settings) (Y page 228)
R AMG
AMG menu (Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
(Y page 231)
The displays for the Audio
Audio,Navi
NaviandTel
Tel menus
may differ slightly to those in your vehicle.
The examples given in this Owner's Manual
apply to vehicles equipped with COMAND
Online. 220
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays

Trip menu
Standard display X
Press and hold the %button on the steer-
ing wheel until the Trip
Tripmenu with trip
meter :and total distance recorder ;
appears.
Trip computer "From start" or "From
reset" :
Distance
; Driving time
= Average speed
? Average fuel consumption
X Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Trip
Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
From start From start orFrom reset
From reset.
The values in the From
From start
start submenu are cal-
culated from the start of a journey whilst the
values in the From reset
From reset submenu are calcu-
lated from the last time the submenu was reset
(Y page 222).
In the following cases, the trip computer is auto-
matically reset From start
From start:
R the ignition has been switched off for more
than four hours
R 999 hours have been exceeded.
R 9,999 kilometres have been exceeded.
When 9,999 hours or 99,999 kilometres have
been exceeded, the trip computer is automati-
cally reset From reset
From reset. ECO display The ECO display is not available in Mercedes-
AMG vehicles.
X Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Trip Tripmenu.
X Press the 9or: button to select ECO
ECO
DISPLAY
DISPLAY.
If the ignition remains switched off for longer
than four hours, the ECO display will be auto-
matically reset.
Further information on the ECO display
(Y page 169).
Displaying the range and current fuel
consumption Mercedes-AMG vehicles: the menu only dis-
plays range :.
X Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Trip Tripmenu.
X Press 9or: to select the display with
approximate range :and current fuel con-
sumption ;.
Approximate range :that can be covered is
calculated according to your current driving
style and the amount of fuel in the tank. If
there is only a small amount of fuel left in the
fuel tank, a vehicle being refuelled C
appears instead of approximate range :.
Recuperation display =shows you if energy
has been recuperated from the kinetic energy in overrun mode and saved in the battery.
Recuperation display =depends on the
engine installed and is therefore not available in all vehicles. Menus and submenus
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Digital speedometer
X
Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Trip
Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select dig-
ital speedometer ;.
Gearshift recommendation :Zmay also be
displayed.
Observe the information on gearshift recom-
mendation :for manual transmission
(Y page 154) or for automatic transmission
(shifting manually) (Y page 161).
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: a gearshift recom-
mendation is shown in the status bar of the
multifunction display and not in the digital
speedometer display.
Resetting values X
Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Trip Tripmenu.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
function that you wish to reset.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press :to select Yes
Yes and press ato
confirm.
You can reset the values of the following func-
tions:
R Trip meter
R "From start" trip computer
R "From reset" trip computer
R ECO display
If you reset the values in the "ECO display", the
values in the "From start" trip computer are also
reset. If you reset the values in the "From start" trip computer, the values in the "ECO display"
are also reset. Navigation menu
Displaying navigation instructions In the
Navi
Navimenu, the multifunction display
shows the navigation instructions.
You can find further information on navigation in the separate multimedia system operating
instructions.
X Switch on the multimedia system; see the
separate operating instructions.
X Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Navi Navimenu.
Route guidance not active :
Direction of travel
; Current road
Route guidance active No change of direction announced
:
Distance to the destination
; Distance to the next change of direction
= Current road
? Symbol indicating "follow the road's course" 222
Menus and submenusOn-boa
rdcompu ter and displays

Change of direction without lane recom-
mendation :
Road to which the change of direction leads
; Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
= Change-of-direction symbol
When a change of direction is to be made, you
will see symbol =for the change of direction
and distance graphic ;. This shortens towards
the top of the display as you approach the point of the announced change of direction. The
change of direction starts once the distance dis-
play reaches zero.
Change of direction announced with a
lane recommendation :
Road to which the change of direction leads
; Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
= Lanes not recommended
? Recommended lane and new lane during a
change of direction
A Change-of-direction symbol
On multi-lane roads, new lane recommenda-
tions can be displayed for the next change of
direction if the digital map supports this data.
During the change of direction, new lanes may
be added.
Lane not recommended =: you will not be able
to complete the next change of direction if you
stay in this lane.
Recommended lane and new lane during a
change of direction ?: in this lane you will be
able to complete the next two changes of direc-
tion without changing lane. Other status indicators of the naviga-
tion system
The navigation system displays additional infor-
mation and the vehicle status.
Possible displays:
R New route... New route... orCalculating route...
Calculating route...
A new route is calculated.
R Road not mapped
Road not mapped
The vehicle position is inside the area of the
digital map but the road is not recognised, e.g.
new roads, car parks or private land.
R No route No route
No route could be calculated to the selected
destination.
R O
You have reached the destination or an inter-
mediate destination. Audio menu
Selecting a radio station :
Active station list
; Station with preset position
The multifunction display shows station ;with
station frequency or station name. The preset
position is only displayed in addition if station ;
has been stored.
X Switch on the multimedia system and select
radio; see the separate operating instruc-
tions.
X Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Audio Audiomenu. Menus and submenus
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X
To select a preset list or station list: press
and briefly hold the 9or: button until
the preset list or station list in the desired
frequency range is shown.
X To select a station: briefly press9
or :.
i DAB radio mode (Digital
AudioBroadcast-
ing) is an optimised digital transmission
standard designed for the mobile reception of
radio transmissions.
Operating the audio player or audio
media :
Current track
Audio files from various audio players or media
can be played, depending on the equipment fit- ted in the vehicle.
X Switch on the multimedia system and activate
audio CD or MP3 mode; see the separate
operating instructions.
X Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Audio
Audio menu.
X To select the next/previous track: briefly
press the 9or: button.
X To select a track from the track list (rapid
scrolling): press and hold the 9or:
button until the desired track appears.
If you press and hold the 9or: button,
the rapid scrolling speed is increased. Not all audio players or media support this function.
If track information is saved on the audio player
or media, the multifunction display will show the
number and title of the track. Video DVD operation Only for vehicles with COMAND Online: you can
use the Audio
Audio menu to play video DVDs.
X Switch on COMAND Online and select video
DVD (see the separate operating instruc-
tions).
X Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Audio Audiomenu.
X To select the next or previous scene:
briefly press the
9or: button.
X To select a scene from the scene list
(rapid scrolling):
press and hold the 9
or : button until desired scene :
appears.
TV operation Only for vehicles with COMAND Online: you can
use the Audio
Audio menu to select a TV station.
The preset position is only displayed along with
channel :if this has been stored.
X Switch on COMAND Online and select TV (see
the separate operating instructions).
X Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Audio
Audio menu.
X To select a stored channel: briefly press the
9 or: button.
X To select a channel from the channel list:
press and briefly hold the
9or: but-
ton.
i You can store TV channels in COMAND
Online (see the separate operating instruc-
tions). 224
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Telephone menu
Introduction G
WARNING
If you operate information and communica-
tion equipment integrated in the vehicle when driving, you could be distracted from the traf-
fic situation. This could also cause you to lose control of the vehicle. There is a risk of an
accident.
Only operate this equipment when the traffic
situation permits. If you cannot be sure of this,
stop the vehicle paying attention to road and
traffic conditions and operate the equipment
with the vehicle stationary.
When using the phone, you must observe the
legal requirements for the country in which you
are currently driving.
X Switch on the mobile phone (see the manu-
facturer's operating instructions).
X Switch on the multimedia system; see the
separate operating instructions.
X Insert the mobile phone into the bracket
(Y page 300).
or
X Establish a Bluetooth ®
connection to the mul-
timedia system; see the separate operating
instructions.
X Establish a Bluetooth ®
connection to the mul-
timedia system; see the separate operating
instructions.
X Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Tel
Tel menu.
You will see one of the following display mes-
sages on the multifunction display: R Telephone ready Telephone ready or the name of the net-
work provider: the mobile phone has found a network and is ready to receive.
R Telephone
Telephone No
Noservice
service: there is no network
available or the mobile phone is searching for
a network.
i You can obtain further information about
suitable mobile phones and connecting
mobile phones via Bluetooth ®
:
R at any Mercedes-Benz Service Centre
R on the Internet at http://www.mercedes-
benz.com/connect Accepting a call If someone calls you when you are in the
Tel Tel
menu, a display message appears in the multi-
function display.
You can accept a call at any time, even if you are
not in the Tel
Tel menu.
X Press the 6button on the steering wheel
to accept an incoming call.
Rejecting or ending a call You can reject or end a call any time even if you
are not in the Tel Telmenu.
X Press the ~button on the steering wheel
to reject or end an incoming call.
Selecting an entry in the telephone
book X
Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Tel Telmenu.
X Press the 9,:ora button to
switch to the phone book.
X Authorise access to the phone book on the
phone.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
desired name.
or
X To begin rapid scrolling: press and hold the
9 or: button for longer than one sec-
ond.
Rapid scrolling stops when you release the
button or reach the end of the list.
X If only one telephone number is stored for
a name: press the 6ora button to
start dialling.
or
X If there is more than one number for a
particular name:
press the6ora
button to display the numbers.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
number you want to dial.
X Press the 6ora button to start dial-
ling.
or
X If you do not want to make the call: press
the ~ or% button. Menus and submenus
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Redialling
The on-board computer saves the last names or
numbers dialled in the redial memory.
X Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Tel
Telmenu.
X Press the 6button to switch to the redial
memory.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
desired name or number.
X Press the 6ora button to start dial-
ling.
or X If you do not want to make the call: press
the ~ or% button. Assistance menu
Introduction Depending on the equipment fitted in the vehi-
cle, you have the following options in the
Assist.
Assist. menu:
R Showing the assistance graphic
(Y page 226)
R Activating/deactivating the Traffic Sign
Assist message function (Y page 226)
R Deactivating/activating ESP ®
(except
Mercedes‑AMG vehicles) (Y page 227)
R Activating/deactivating Active Brake Assist
(Y page 227)
R Activating/deactivating ATTENTION ASSIST
(Y page 227)
R Activating/deactivating Blind Spot Assist
(Y page 227)
R Activating/deactivating Lane Keeping Assist
(Y page 227) Showing the assistance graphic X
Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Assist. Assist.menu.
X Press 9or: to select Assistance
Assistance
graphic
graphic.
X Press ato confirm.
The multifunction display shows the Distance
Pilot DISTRONIC distance display in the assis- tance graphic display.
The assistance graphic shows you the status
of and/or information from the following driv-
ing systems or driving safety systems:
R Traffic Sign Assist (Y page 207)
R Distance Pilot DISTRONIC (Y page 180)
R Active Brake Assist (Y page 69)
R ATTENTION ASSIST (Y page 206)
R Lane Keeping Assist (Y page 210)
R DSR (Y page 190)
R Off-road program (Y page 192)
R Rear window wiper (Y page 124)
X Press :to display the ATTENTION ASSIST
assessment.
Traffic Sign Assist In the
Traffic Sign Assist Traffic Sign Assist menu, you can
switch the Traffic Sign Assist message function
on or off. When the message function is activa-
ted, detected traffic signs and information
appear in the multifunction display for five sec-
onds.
X Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Assist.
Assist. menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Traffic Sign Assist Traffic Sign Assist. 226
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X
Press ato confirm.
The current selection appears.
X To activate/deactivate the message func-
tion: press aagain.
Further information about Traffic Sign Assist
(Y page 207).
Deactivating/activating ESP ®Observe the important safety notes on ESP
®
(Y page 72). G
WARNING
If you deactivate ESP ®
, ESP ®
no longer sta-
bilises the vehicle. There is an increased risk
of skidding and an accident.
Only deactivate ESP ®
in the situations descri-
bed in the following.
It may be best to deactivate ESP ®
in the follow-
ing situations:
R when using snow chains
R in deep snow
R on sand or gravel
Deactivating/activating ESP ®
on Mercedes-
AMG vehicles (Y page 73).
For further information about ESP ®
, see
(Y page 72).
X Start the engine.
X Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Assist. Assist.menu.
X Press 9or: to select ESP ESP.
X Press ato confirm.
The current selection appears.
X To activate/deactivate: pressaagain.
ESP ®
is deactivated if the åwarning lamp
in the instrument cluster lights up continu-
ously when the engine is running.
If the ÷ andå warning lamps light up
continuously, ESP ®
is not available due to a mal-
function.
Observe the information on warning lamps
(Y page 269).
Observe the information on display messages
(Y page 235). Activating/deactivating Active Brake
Assist X
Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Assist. Assist.menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Brake Assist
Brake Assist.
X Press ato confirm.
The current selection appears.
X To activate/deactivate: pressaagain.
When Active Brake Assist is deactivated, the
æ symbol appears in the multifunction dis-
play in the assistance graphic display.
Further information on Active Brake Assist
(Y page 69).
Activating/deactivating ATTENTION
ASSIST X
Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Assist. Assist.menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Attention Assist Attention Assist.
X Press ato confirm.
The current selection appears.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to set Off
Off,
Standard
Standard orSensitive
Sensitive.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
When ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated, the
é symbol appears in the multifunction dis-
play in the assistance graphic display.
For further information about ATTENTION
ASSIST, see (Y page 206).
Activating/deactivating Blind Spot
Assist X
Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Assist. Assist.menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Blind Spot Assist
Blind Spot Assist.
X Press ato confirm.
The current selection appears.
X To activate/deactivate: pressaagain.
Further information about Blind Spot Assist
(Y page 209). Menus and submenus
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