MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV 2020 Owners Manual

X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock(Ypage 125).
X Press orpull the0057 switch inthe corre-
sponding direction.
If you press/pull the0057 switch beyond the
point ofresistanc e,automatic operationis
start edinthe correspon dingdirection .You
can stop automatic operationbypressing/
pulling theswitch again.
Aft eropening thesliding sunroof, theroller
sunblind closesslightly automatically. This
reduces draftsinthe vehicle interior.
If the sliding sunroof israised atthe rear, it
lowers slightly automatically athigher speeds.
The noise levelinthe vehicle interioris
reduced asaresult.
At low speeds itraises againautomatically.
You canalso temporarily deactivateautomatic
lowering. Todo so, press the0057 switch. The
sliding sunroof raisesagainautomatically.
You cancont inue tooperate thesliding sun-
roof after switching offthe engine orremoving
the Smart Keyfrom theignition lock.Thisfunc-
tion remains activeforfive minutes oruntil
you open afront door.
The sliding sunroof cannotbe opened ifaroof
carrier isinstalled. Inorder toallow ventilation
of the vehicle interior,you can raise thesliding
sunroof.
If cont actismade witharoof carrier approved
by Mercedes- Benz,the sliding sunroof lowers
slightly butremains raisedatthe rear.
Rain-closing feature The
rain-c losing feature isonly availabl efor
vehicles witharain sensor.
When theSmart Keyisin position 005Ainthe
ignition lockorisremoved, thesliding sunroof
closes automatically:
R ifit start sto rain.
R at extr eme outside temperat ures.
R after sixhours.
R ifthere isamalfunct ioninthe power supply.
The panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding
panel remains raisedatthe rear inorder to
allow ventilation ofthe vehicle interior.
If the panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding
panel isobstruct edwhile being closed bythe
rain-c losing feature, itopens againslightly.
The rain-c losing feature isthen deactivated. The
panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding
panel doesnotclose if:
R itis raised atthe rear.
R itis blocked.
R no rain isfalling onthe area ofthe wind-
shield beingmonitoredbythe rain sensor. If
the vehicle, forexample, isunder abridge or
in acarport ,the field ofthe sensor maybe
covered. Operat
ingthe roller sunblind forthe
panora maroof with power tilt/slid-
ing panel
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Parts ofthe body could become trapped
between theroller sunblind andframe or
sliding sunroof duringautomatic openingor
closing. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
When opening orclosing, makesurethatno
body parts areinthe sweep ofthe roller
sunblind.
If somebody becomestrapped:
R release theswitch immediately, or
R during automatic operation, pushthe
switch brieflyinany direction
The opening orclosing procedure willbe
stopped.
The roller sunblind shieldsthevehicle interior
from sunlight. Theroller sunblind canonly be
opened andclosed whenthepanorama roof
with power tilt/sliding panelisclosed.
Roller sunblind reversing feature The
roller sunblind isequipped withanauto-
matic reversing feature.Ifasolid object blocks
or restr ictstheroller sunblind duringtheclos-
ing process, theroller sunblind opensagain
automatically. Theautomatic reversingfeature
is only anaid and isnot asubstitute foryour
atten tivenesswhen closing theroller sunblind. Panoram
aroof with power tilt/sliding panel
89Opening andclosing Z

G
WARNING
The reverse function doesnotreact inpar-
ticula r:
R to soft, light and thin objects, e.g.fingers
R when closingthe rollersunbl indagain
manua llyimmed iatelyafter automatic
reversi ng
This means thatthereversi ngfeatu recan-
not prevent someone being trappe din these
situa tions. There isarisk ofinjury .
When closingthe rollersunbl ind,make sure
that nobody parts areinthe range ofmove-
ment.
If someb odybecome strappe d:
R rele ase thebutton immediately,or
R brie flypus hthe button inany direction
duri ngautomatic closing.
The closi ngprocess isstoppe d.
Openi ngand closing 0043
Opens
0044 Opens
0087 Closes
X Turn theSmartKey toposi tion 0047or0048 in
the ignitio nlock (Ypag e125) .
X Press orpul lthe 0057 switch inthe corre-
spondi ngdire ction.
If you press/p ullthe 0057 switch beyond the
point ofresis tance, automatic operationis started
inthe correspo ndingdirection. You
can stop automatic operationbypressi ng/
pul ling theswitch again.
After openingthe panora maroof with power
tilt/sli dingpanel ,the rollersunbl indautomati-
call ycloses slightly. Thisreducesdrafts inthe
vehicl einterior.
Rese tting thepanorama roofwith
powe rtilt/s lidingpanel orthe rolle r
sunbl ind Res
etthe panora maroof with powertilt/sli d-
ing panel orthe rollersunbl indifthe panora ma
roof with powertilt/sli dingpanel orthe roller
sunbl inddoes notmove smoothly .
X Turn theSmartKey toposi tion 0047or0048 in
the ignitio nlock (Ypag e125).
X Pul lthe 0057 switch repea tedlytothe point
of resis tance inthe direction ofarrow 0043
until thepanora maroof with powertilt/sli d-
ing panel isfull yclosed .
X Keep the0057 switch pulled foranadd i-
tional second.
X Pul lthe 0057 switch repea tedlytothe point
of resis tance inthe direction ofarrow 0043
until therollersunbl indisfull yclosed .
X Keep the0057 switch pulled foranadd i-
tional second.
X Make surethatthepanora maroof with
pow ertilt/sli dingpanel andtherollersun-
bli nd can befullyopened andclosed again.
X Ifthis isnot thecase, repeatthe steps
abo ve. 90
Pano
rama roofwith pow ertilt/s lidingpanelOpeni ngand closi ng

Problems
withthepanora maroof with power tilt/sliding panel G
WARNING
If you donot reset thesliding sunroof afteramalfunction oravoltage drop,thenthereversing
feature willmalfunction ornot work. Thesliding sunroof closeswithincreased ormaximum
force. Partsofthe body could betrapped inthe closing areainthe process. Thisposes an
increased riskofinjury oreven fatalinjury.
In such orsimilar situations alwaysmake surethatnoparts ofthe body areinthe closing area.
Always resetthesliding sunroof afteramalfunction oravoltage drop.
! If
the sliding sunroof stillcannot beopened orclosed asaresult ofamalfunction ,cont acta
quali fiedspecialist workshop. Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
panorama roofwith
power tilt/sliding panel
cannot beclosed and
you cannot seethe
cause. If
the panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding panelisobstruct eddur-
ing closing andreopens againslightly:
X Immediately afteritblocks, pullthe0057 switch downagainto
the point ofresistance untilthepanorama roofwith power tilt/
sliding panelisclosed.
The panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding panelisclosed with
more force.
If the panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding panelisobstruct ed
again during closing andreopens againslightly:
X Immediately afteritblocks, pullthe0057 switch downagainto
the point ofresistance untilthepanorama roofwith power tilt/
sliding panelisclosed.
The panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding panelisclosed without
the automatic reversingfeature. The
panorama roofwith
power tilt/sliding panel
cannot beopened or
closed usingtheconve-
nience opening/c losing
feature. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 72)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 72). Panoram
aroof with power tilt/sliding panel
91Opening andclosing Z

Corr
ectdriver 'sseat position G
WAR
NING
You couldlose control of your vehicle ifyou
do thefoll owin gwhile driving:
R adj ust thedriv er'sseat ,head restraint ,
st eer ing wheel ormir rors
R fast entheseat belt
Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
Adj ust thedriv er'sseat ,head restraint ,
st eer ing wheel andmirror and fastenyour
seat beltbefore start ing theen gin e. Obse
rveth efoll owin gwhen adjust ing steer ing
wheel 0043,seat belt0044and driver'sseat 0087:
R you areasfar away from thedriv er'sair bag
as poss ible
R you aresittin gin ano rm aluprig htposi tion
R your thighs aresligh tlysuppo rted bythe
seat cushion
R your legsarenoten tirely stret ched and you
can depr essthepedals properl y
R theback ofyour head issuppo rted ateye
leve lby thecen terof thehead restraint
R you can hold thest eer ing wheel withyour
arm ssligh tlyben t
R you can mov eyour legsfreely
R you can seeallthedispl aysintheins tru-
men tclus tercle arly R
you should have agood overview oftraff ic
con dition s
R theseat beltispulled snugly again stthe
body andisrout edacr oss thecen terof your
sho ulder andacross your hipsinthepelv ic
area
i Further relat edsubj ects:
R Ad jus tingth eseat sman ually
(Y page 94)
R Ad jus tingth eseat selec tricall y
(Y page 94)
R Ad jus tingth est eer ing wheel manually
(Y page 97)
R Fas tenin gth eseat beltcorrectly
(Y page 43)
R Ad jus tingth erear -view mirror and exte-
rior mirrors(Y page 98)
R Veh icles withamem oryfunct ion: sav-
ing theseat ,st eer ing wheel andexterior
mir ror settings usin gth emem oryfunction
(Y page 101) Seat
s Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
Childr encoul dbec ome trapped ifth ey
adj ust theseat s,part icular lywhen unatten-
ded. Thereis aris kof injury.
When leavingtheveh icle,always taketh e
Sm artKey withyou and lockth eveh icle.This
also applies fortheDig ital Veh icle Key ifth e
"Dig italVeh icle Key" function isact ivat edvia
Mer cedesme connect.Nev erleave childre n
uns uperv isedintheveh icle.
The seat scan still be adjust edwhen there is
no Sm artKey intheign ition lock. G
WAR
NING
When youadjust aseat ,you orother vehicle
occ upan tscoul dbec ome trapped, e.g.on
th eseat guide rail.Ther eis aris kof injury.
When adjust ing aseat ,mak esure that no
on ehas any body partsin thesweep ofthe
seat . 92
Seat
sSeat s,steerin gwheel andmirro rs

G
WARNING
If the drive r'sseat isnot engag ed,itcoul d
move forwardsasfar asthe next catch dur-
ing movement suchasbraki ngorabru pt
changes ofdire ction. Asaresu lt,you would
be pus hed against yourseat beltby the
unsecu reddrive r'sseat.
This couldcaus eyou tolose control ofthe
vehicl e.The seat beltcannot protect as
intended andcouldresu ltin add itiona l
injury .
There isarisk ofan accide ntand injury .
Before everyjourney ,make surethatthe
drive r'sseat isfull yengag ed.
Observe thesafety noteson"Air bags"
(Y pag e44) and "Children inthe vehicl e"
(Y pag e53). G
WARNING
If the drive r'sseat isnot engag ed,itcoul d
move unexpe ctedlywhilethe vehicl eis in
motion. Thiscouldcaus eyou tolose control
of the vehicl e.There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Alwa ysmake surethatthedrive r'sseat is
engag edbefore starting thevehicl e. G
WARNING
You couldlose control ofyou rvehicl eif you
do the followi ngwhi ledrivi ng:
R adju stthe drive r'sseat, headrestrai nt,
steering wheelor mirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Adjust thedrive r'sseat, headrestrai nt,
steering wheeland mirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore starting theengine. G
WARNING
If you adju stthe seat heightcarel essly,you
or other vehicleoccupa ntscoul dbe trappe d
and thereby injured.Chi ldre nin particu lar
coul daccide ntallypress theelectrica lseat
adju stment buttons andbecome trapped.
There isarisk ofinjury . Whil
emoving theseats, makesurethatyour
hands orother bodyparts donot getunder
the leve rasse mbly ofthe seat adjustment
system.
! To
prevent damagetothe seats andthe
seat heati ng,obser vethe followi ngnotes:
R Do not spillliq uid sonto theseats. Drythe
seats assoon aspossi bleifliq uid does
get spilled onthe seats.
R Ifthe seat covers aredamp orwet, donot
swi tch onthe seat heati ng.Also, donot
use theseat heati ngtodry the seats.
R Cle anthe seat covers asrecommende d;
see the"Interio rcare" section.
R Do not transport heavyloa dson the
seats. Donot placepointed objectson
the seat cushi onssuch asknives, nailsor
tools. Where possible,use theseats only
for carryi ngpass engers.
R When operatingtheseat heati ng,donot
cover theseats withinsulating materia ls,
e.g. blankets, coats,bags,protective cov-
ers, child seats orbooster seats.
R When theseat heati ngisswi tched on,the
seat surfa cecan bedama gedasaresu lt
of objects being placed onthe seats, for
exampl e,seat cushi ons,child seats and
protective coversnotapproved by
Mercede s-Benz.
! Make
surethatthere arenoobjects inthe
footwel lunder orbehi ndthe seats when
moving theseats back. There isarisk that
the seats and/or theobjects couldbe dam-
age d.
i Further related subjects:
R Ca rgo compartment enlargement (folding
dow nthe rear seats) (Ypag e254) Seats
93Seats,steering wheeland mirrors Z

Adj
usting thesea tsma nua lly
Veh icles withoutthesea ting com fort
pa cka ge Se
at for e-and -aftadj ust men t:
X Lif than dle0043and slideth eseat forward sor
bac kwa rds.
X Releas elev er0043 again .
Mak esur eth at you hear theseat engage in
pos ition .
Bac krest angle:
X Reliev eth epre ssur eon thebac krest .
X Turn handwhe el0087 forward sor bac kwa rds.
Se at heig ht:
X Pull handle0044upwar dsorpush itdown
rep eatedly untilth eseat hasreac hedthe
desi redheig ht.
Veh icles withthesea ting com fort
pa cka ge Se
at for e-and -aftadj ust men t:
X Lif than dle0043and slideth eseat forward sor
rear ward s.
X Releas elev er0043 again .
Mak esur eth at you hear theseat engage in
pos ition .
Bac krest angle:
X Reliev eth epre ssur eon thebac krest .
X Turn handwhe el0083 forward sor bac kwa rds.
Se at heig ht:
X Pull handle0085upwar dsorpush itdown
rep eatedly untilth eseat hasreac hedthe
desi redheig ht.
Se at cus hion angle:
X Ad jus tth eang leso that your thighs are
ligh tly supp orted.
X Turn handwhe el0087 forward sor bac kwa rds.
Se at cus hion length:
X Lif than dle0044and slideth efron tpart ofthe
seat cushion forward sor bac kwa rds.
X Releas elev er0044 again .
The seat cushion engage s. Adj
usting thesea tselect ricall y 0043
Seat heig ht
0044 Seat cus hion angle
0087 Seat for e-and -aftadj ust men t
0085 Backrest angle
i You
canstore theseat setting susin gth e
mem oryfunction (Ypage 101). 94
Sea
tsSea ts,ste ering wheel andmirro rs

Adj
usting thehea dres train ts
Imp ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
You could lose control ofyour vehicleif you
do thefol lowin gwhile drivin g:
R adj ust thedri ver 'sseat ,head restrain t,
st eer ing whee lor mir rors
R fas tenth eseat belt
The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
Ad jus tth edri ver 'sseat ,head restrain t,
st eer ing whee land mirror and fastenyour
seat beltbefore start ing theen gin e. G
WAR
NING
If th ehead restrain tsare notins talled ornot
adj ust edcorrec tly, they can notpro videpro -
te ction asintended. Thereisan increas ed
ris kof injury inthehead andneck area, e.g.
in theeve ntofan acc iden tor when braking.
Alw ays drive wit hth ehead restrain tsins tal-
led. Befor edri vin goff ,mak esur efor eve ry
veh icleoc cup ant that thece nter ofthehead
res train tsupp ortsth ebac kof thehead at
about eyelevel.
Usi ngthefor e-and -aftadj ust men t,adj ust the
head restrain tso that itis as clo seaspos sible
to your head.
Gene ralnot es Fo
rveh icles wit hspo rts seat syou cannot
adj ust thefron thead restrain tsor theout er
rear head restrain ts. Adj
usting thehea dres train tsma nua lly Adj
usting thehea dres train theig ht X
To raise: pullthehead restrain tup tothe
desi redposition .
X To lower :pre ssrelease catch0043 inthe
dir ection ofthearr ow and push thehead
res train tdown tothedesi redposition .
Adj usting thefor e/af tpos ition ofthe
hea dres train t Wit
hth is fun ction you can adjust thedist ance
bet ween thehead restrain tand thebac kof
th eseat occup ant'shead .
X To mov efor war ds:pull thehead restrain t
for ward sin thedir ection ofthearr ow untilit
en gage s.
The reare several notches .
X To mov eback wards:pre ssand hold
rel ease button0043 and push thehead
res train tbac kwa rds.
X When thehead restrain tis in thedesi red
pos ition ,rel ease thebut tonand makesur e
th at thehead restrain tis en gage din pos i-
ti on . Sea
ts
95Seats,ste ering wheel andmirro rs Z

Rear
seat head restraints Adjus
tingtherear seat head restrain t
hei ght X
To rais e:pullthe headres trai ntup tothe
des iredpos ition.
X To lowe r:pre ssrelease catch 0043and push
the headres trai ntdow nunti lit is in the
des iredpos ition. Adjus
tingthe4-waylumb arsuppo rt
Yo ucan adjust thecontou rof the front seat
ba ckrests individu ally to pro videopti mum sup-
por tfor your back. 0043
Raise sthe backrest contou r
0044 Softens thebackrest contou r
0087 Low ersthe backrest contou r
0085 Hard ensthebackrest contou r AMG
Performan ceSeat
Vehi cles with elec tric allyadjustab leseats:
to adjust thecontou rof the seatand for
imp rove dlatera lsu pp ort, youcan individu ally
ad just thefront seats. Adjus
tingtheside bolsters ofthe seat
cus hion
X To
setthe side bolsters ofthe seat cus h-
io n narro wer:pre ssbutton 0043.
X To
setthe side bolsters ofthe seat cus h-
io n wi der: pressbutton 0044.
Adjus tingtheside bolsters ofthe seat
bac kres t
X To
setthe side bolsters ofthe seat bac k-
res tnarro wer:pre ssbutton 0087.
X To
setthe side bolsters ofthe seat bac k-
res twi der: pressbutton 0085. Sw
itchin gthe seat heati ngon/o ff
Sw itchin gon /o ff G
WARNI
NG
Re pea tedl yswi tching onthe seathea ting
can causethe seatcus hionand backrest
pa ds tobec ome veryhot.Thehealthofper -
sons with limite dtemp erature sensitivity or
a limite dab ility torea ctto hig htemp era-
ture smay beaffected orthey mayevensu f-
fer burn-li keinju ries.The reisaris kof inju ry.
The refo re,donot switch the seathea ting on
rep eatedl y.
! Whe
nthe seathea ting isswi tched on,the
sea tsu rfa ce can bedamag edasares ultof
obje ctsbeing place don the seats,for exa m-
pl e, sea tcus hions, childsea tsand protec-
tive cove rsnot appro ved byMer cedes-Be nz.
Ensur ethat there arenoobje ctsonthe seat
su rfa ce when the seathea ting isswi tched
on. 96
Se
atsSe ats, steering wheeland mirrors

The
three redindicator lampsinthe button
indicate theheating levelyouhave selected.
The system automatically switchesdownfrom
level 3to level 2after approximately eight
minutes. The
system automatically switchesdownfrom
level 2to level 1after approximately ten
minutes.
The system automatically switchesoffapprox-
imately 20minutes afteritis set tolevel 1.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock(Ypage 125).
X To switch on:press button 0043repeatedly
until thedesired heating levelisset.
X To switch off:press button 0043repeatedly
until allthe indicator lampsgoout.
i If
the battery voltage istoo low, theseat
heating mayswitch off.
Problems withtheseat heating Problem
Possible
causes/conse quencesand0050 0050
Solutions The
seat heating has
switched offprema-
turely orcann otbe
switched on. The
on-board voltageistoo low because toomany electric alcon-
sumers areswitched on.
X Switch offelectric alconsumer sthat youdonot need, suchasthe
rear window defrosteror inter iorlighting.
Once thebattery issufficient lycharged, theseat heating will
switch backonautomatically. Steering
wheel Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
You could losecontrolofyour vehicle ifyou
do the following whiledriving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel ormirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accident .
Adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel andmirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore startingthe engine. G
WARNIN
G
Children couldinjure themselves ifthey
adjust thesteerin gwheel. Thereisarisk of
injury. Never
leavechildren unsupervised inthe
vehicle.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
Smart Keywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applies forthe Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect. Adjust
ingthe steering wheel G
WARNIN
G
If the steerin gwheel isunlocked whilethe
vehicle isin motion ,it could change position
unexpect edly.Thiscould cause youtolose
cont rolofthe vehicle. Thereisarisk ofan
accident . Steering
wheel
97Seats,steering wheelandmirrors
Z

Befor
estarti ngoff, make surethe stee ring
whe elislocke d.Neve runl ock thestee ring
whe elwhi lethe vehi cleisin motio n. 0043
Relea selever
0044 Adjus tsthe stee ring wheelhei ght
0087 Adjus tsthe stee ring wheelpos ition(for e-
and -aft adjustme nt)
X Pu sh release lever0043 dow ncompl etely.
The stee ring columnisunl ocked .
X Adjus tthe stee ring wheelto the desired
pos ition.
X Pu sh release lever0043 upcompl etely.
The stee ring columnislocke d.
X Ch eck ifthe stee ring columnislocke d.
Whe ndoi ng so, trytopush the stee ring
whe elup ordow nor try tomove itin the
fore -and-a ftdirectio n. Mirrors
In
side rearvi ewmirror X
An ti-gl aremode :fli ck anti-g lare lev er0043
forw ardsor back. Exte
riormirrors
Adjusti ngthe exte riormirrors G
WARNI
NG
You couldlos econtrol ofyour vehi cleifyo u
do the follow ing whiledri ving:
R ad just thedriver' ssea t,hea drestra int,
stee ring wheelor mirr ors
R fas ten theseatbel t
The reisarisk ofan acci dent.
Adjus tthe driver' ssea t,hea drestra int,
stee ring wheeland mirrorand fasten your
sea tbel tbef ore starti ngthe engi ne. G
WARNI
NG
The exteri ormirr oron the front-pa ssenger
sid ered uce sthe size ofthe image. Visible
obje ctsare actu ally clos erthan theyappea r.
Thi smea nsthat youcou ldmis judg ethe dis-
tance fromroaduse rstrave ling beh ind, e.g.
whe nchang inglane. Thereisarisk ofan
acci dent.
For this reason, alwa ysmake sureof the
actu aldistance fromtheroaduse rstrave ling
beh indbyglancing overyour shou lder. X
Tu rn the SmartKe yto pos ition0047 or0048 in
the ignition lock (Ypage 125 ).
X Exterio rmirr oron the front-pa ssenger side:
pre ssbutton 0044.
Exterio rmirr oron the driver' ssid e:pre ss
bu tton 0043.
The indicator lamp inthe corre sponding but-
ton lights upinred .
The indicator lamp goesou tag ain afte r
some time.Youcanadjust theselected 98
MirrorsSe
ats, stee ring wheeland mirrors